"Ah, sorry," John said - though he didn't really sound or look apologetic in any sense of the word. "I should have realized that trying the break ice a little wasn't going to be well received."
Then he huffed out an amused breath, and there was a quirk to the corners of John's mouth. There was something funny about the situation that John couldn't quite put his finger on, but he knew it was there. Something about this man and this whole situation.
"Are you actually going to give me a tour, or is that your interview chair?"