[He feels like he's fucking this up extraordinarily. Sorry, Dirk's Bro. Your good name and reputation as a chill dude with the most implacable poker face have been tarnished.]

I guess that depends on your definition of worthwhile.

[UHHHH]

Mostly I was just curious about the laughter, 'cause if you were one of the townies you'd have to be the most unusually expressive one I'd run into - they're all for blank stares and pleasant smiles but they don't seem to be capable of all that much more than that - but if you were one of the implants then that sure doesn't sound like the laughter of a guy who's giddy as fuck about getting his wish granted.

[That sure was a lot of plausible-sounding bullshit he just spouted. Well, he hopes it's plausible-sounding.]