Who was he trying to kid by - God, he looked so stupid right now, so stupid and that was what he was probably going for, wasn't it? That's how everyone always tried to get under his skin; one couldn't simply be smart, or studious, not anymore, they had to be cutthroat and they had to save face, save face -
Be mature, Peter, he thought, and tried to gather up his thoughts and iron them out, proverbially of course. He sucked in a breath, staring at the baggie of candies, then picked up the cup of coffee again. Carefully, he weighed out his syllables. "No. Thank you. Not interested."