Tuck looked up at his friend, the corners of his mouth pulling up towards a smile. "Right, well this is awful," he laughed. They had both said things they didn't mean, and Tuck had accidentally revealed a fairly tragic secret, at full volume. Which wasn't actually what he had asked Stutely here to talk about, but they should probably address it anyway. Otherwise it was going to be an awkward elephant in the room, at least for him.
"I- It isn't what I was asking for help with," he started slowly, "but about what you heard the other day. Did- Do you have any questions about it?"