"We had this chance to get friendly with each other and have a chat. That is, before I got it in my head to just go ahead and broadcast my news to all. I've been feeling a bit under the weather lately, and I needed something to cheer me up. This will do, sort of," he said, feeling an internal pleasure at seeing Alfie scowl.
Greg paused, "So, how will you explain our interactions to your friends? I can't imagine they'll think we suddenly became fast friends out of the blue."