George grinned in return, glad the subject was successfully diverted, and that he hadn't gotten too maudlin. He never meant his jokes with the girls as anything more than that. He'd honestly be surprised if a bird ever took one of them seriously.
"Can't blame me fore trying," he teased. "But maybe you could make me some soup and tell me more about Spain," he suggested with a little smile and a shrug, though he did widen his eyes for effect.