I, uh, I was kinda the reason he became a werewolf in the first place. [For once, the annoyance and sarcasm is gone for this-- he can't help it, he still blames himself for that one.] So, you know, I was friends with him before that. And then it just turned out most our friends were involved in that anyway, so... [A shrug.]
... right, yeah, we're in the air, please don't try to check them right now.