Of all the compliments Teisel had ever received, and there really weren't too many of them, that one had to take the cake as the weirdest. Sure, Teisel was a pretty big guy, but it wasn't anything to get excited about. "Thanks...? People don't usually point that out." Not in a complimentary way, at least. He'd been called a big freak plenty of times.

Twirling a piece of his hair with his free hand (why was Zex still playing with his hand, anyway?), Teisel looked down at his book, blushing darker. This was edging into a very bad place. Still, it wasn't like he had anything to really worry about, was it? They were in the middle of the library, and Teisel seriously needed to find some allies around here. He was a grown man--he could deal with a little social discomfort. "Of course," he said, mustering up a little more confidence. It was for a good cause. "You never now, right? We could complement each other real well."

He knew well enough that they were having two different conversations here, but he was more than willing to play dumb for the time being.