'Slightly better than pushing you down the stairs' wasn't quite the heights I was aiming for.

[ He tries to sound irritated. It's difficult. But it's difficult for a good reason, because the corners of his mouth keep turning up on their own, no matter what he has to say about it, and he can't quite keep the smile out of his voice.

It was this easy all along. ]

Not as if you did any better.

[ Blatant lie, but whatever. ]