[action] Little white lies~
That's good. [His smile is a little warmer now, because he was a little worried.]
Oh! That reminds me. Someone was asking for you last night, thinking you had gotten hurt. I told him I had you escorted home, and he seemed to be relieved at that. [Ashton puts a finger to his chin.] Come to think of it, I didn't get his name... Sorry.
This? [He held up the black spiral charm he was working on, and there was some loose silvery wire wrapped around the top.] It's a good luck charm. I have to fix the wrapping, because the old cold was pretty frayed.