[he can't quite hold back his own smile, but at least he has his hat to hide behind, even if it's completely obvious as to what he's doing]

Riling up those annoying girls was much worse than the stairs. [the only truth to be found in all of this. The huff is forced, sounding much more amused than it should]

I was always trying to make a bad first impression anyway. So technically, I did do better.