[ That gets his eyes to snap right open and he blinks, before he actually just sort of snorts, moving to try to nudge him lightly and playfully since he's right there anyway. ]

Wow, I see how it is. You think I'm the kinda guy to get those funny ideas?

[ There's a bit of jocular tone coming back in here. ]

Anyway, I'm glad to hear it. You've been pretty good at being distracting. With the whole talking thing and all.