"Well, that's good to know, at least. So long as I don't make a complete fool of myself, I do that regularly enough anyway"

Garbage air bags, the safest option, clearly. Eventually he realises he should probably pull back from the hug, but he does it reluctantly. He even offers her a small smile. Normally he'd feel the need to babble, fill the quiet with inane words. But he didn't have to, with her, she could understand him without him even saying a word. There was something comforting about that.