"What? No, no! I mean, yes! I do! Like you!" said Merrion, his face, he was sure, about to go near purple. "I just, well. There's a lot of things! Like... I mean, won't Drake be mad, are you sure you want to kiss me, and do you even... I mean I'm... I'm a general nobody compared to you, and I've never done this before but that's the point I know and--"
Oh, he should really just shut up while he was ahead.