Hey, I've told you plenty of times not to get too attached. It's your own fault. [He's only half-teasing. That look makes him uneasy and a little bit irritated, because he never signed up for this. Not for any kind of relationship, never mind one with a human. He still can't figure out how she wormed her way into his affections so easily.]

Besides, [A little lighter] I thought you were all about not swelling my ego any more?