[ He fidgets where he's sitting, though it obviously goes unseen. ]

Yeah.

[ A little quietly, not quite sheepish but very definitely self-conscious.

He takes a rallying breath, lets it out on an explosive sigh.

His tone starts off sharp, defensive, but his voice loses its edge with each passing word: ]

So it wasn't a legend or whatever, and obviously Kevin Bacon wasn't this mythical hero, and sorry about lying about it, but it's still kind of a big thing for me, and it's basically the best movie of all time, and it meant a lot to me as a kid, so—

[ And he falters, loses steam, and falls quiet for a heartbeat or two. ]

So. Sorry for making you think it was a bigger thing than it was.