Benjy waved him off as well as his unnecessary words. Lying was sometimes needed to keep people safe and happy. But of all the things he wanted to fight about, the semantics of lying was at the bottom of that list.
He sighed heavily, exaggerated. "I'm NOT going to beat you up. I might want to hit you but I'm not as awful as everyone thinks I am. As I am. I'm pretty awful." He was rambling now. And sad. There was definite sadness in his voice.