he stops trying to pry the throat opening open momentarily, and looks up in disbelief "you want me to- ? you know what? i've been talking to a joke all afternoon, and i'm kinda sick of them. if i knew any, i would" he shouts angrily, before calming himself down, deciding that insulting her wasn't the best strategy "*sigh* could you make an exception if i told you i just couldn't beat your jokes? you've done all the good ones" he says, slightly forcing himself