[ The sigh Steve gives is thin, not deep. He can't muster up the strength to really be exasperated. ]

You really think I can't tell you two apart? I've known him for years. Longer than anyone else here.

[ Does that matter to him? Probably not. Steve wonders if anything he says really makes it across to the people he speaks to anymore. ]

It's all right. If I'm holding you up, you can say so. I just thought we could be friends too.