Okay, there's being honest and then there's being a little too honest.

[ A joke! He's attempting something humor-flavored. It... falls pretty flat, especially with the way he jerks his collar up awkwardly, doing nothing to cover up the scarfest. ]

Yes, yes, and yes. I wouldn't lie about minor stuff like that. Maybe I... just got... lucky?

[ He feels anything but, but. Maybe the powers that be threw him the barest of bones. ]