"No, they didn't shoot me. I am completely free of bullet holes," Gus said, giving her what he intended to be an impressively smug smile, but ended up looking more than a little ridiculous. "And vampire fang marks, and killer robot laser holes, and... homeless guy bite marks."
She was laughing at him, and probably had been laughing at him at the time, but that was a reaction with which Gus was quite familiar. It was his comfort zone. And being a little abrasive didn't bother him in the slightest. He spread his hands as if to demonstrate. "All in one piece. Impressive, right?"