[ He coughs into his sleeve, putting just as much effort as she is into not making eye contact. ]

Embarrased but recovering. I think.

[ He clears his throat. ]

On the one hand, Lance is really good at talking to people so ... I guess that's a good thing? But on the other hand, I didn't mean to be a ham. I just think it's true and I ... [ Uh... where is this going again. ] ...I guess I thought you should know that. You know. Because you said knowing these things makes you happy.