"Thanks for the vote of confidence!" he said, although he made no attempt to pretend that he was actually hurt; she was completely correct, after all. "Well, it's probably safer, you don't want me killing myself doing something stupid like re-wiring. There's nothing impressive about that. It's quite shameful, actually," he rambled on, not even sure what he was going on about anymore.
He stopped dead and crossed his arms over his chest, even though Susan couldn't see his incredibly insulted stance. "Hey! I'll have you know that this is a different tie!" he called back through to her, a smile playing on his lips. "Actually, I've had to change quite regularly given my refusal to invest in waterproof clothing," he admitted. He still hadn't put the pile of soaking garments in the dryer yet, and he wasn't going to be admitting to that part just yet.