Hey, there's way worse fates in the world than hugging me.

[But he's not offended, for once, and his tone is light; he's smiling as he pushes away from the wall to check out the door.]

You think we oughta try it? But there's way worse fates than bein' stuck in the closet with you, too. . . . Actually, I can't think of any better ones, 'specially when you're in a hospital. It can only go downhill from this!