Realizing the confusion that had taken place, Eddie quickly caught up with the conversation and said, "I had many great times over there..." he trailed off, momentarily slipping out of focus as he thought back, but if you weren't looking straight at him when it happened then you wouldn't have noticed.
"I always have been, and I always will be," Eddie grinned. "Truly, the day when I stop speaking the truth about those around me will be the day that something terribly unusual happens... and we probably don't want that." Ah, you sly man, he thought to himself with a crooked smile, always able to sneak some flattery in there somewhere.