Stutely almost choked at Tuck's comment, managing at the last to surreptitiously turn it into a cough. (For one paranoid second, the thought darted across his mind: Did they know somehow? Followed closely by, of course not, don't be bloody stupid, they're making conversation and you're being weird about it.)
"S'pose so," he shrugged, reaching for one of the bread rolls. "Made me realise I've missed working with my hands." (Oh fuck it, now he was doing it!)