[His smile turns a bit sheepish -- he'd forgotten all about that. At the time, it had been pretty awkward, but...now he can at least chuckle when he looks back on it.]

Honestly, I think it was more stuff than I've ever had at one time in my life. I couldn't imagine what to do with all of it.

[He pauses, nodding. His expression turns the faintest sliver more serious. It's true that he hasn't yet had to deal with any repercussions of that choice...but he can't help wondering if something is still waiting for him, somewhere down the road.]

I did. Nothing big, but...I wanted to see what would happen. To be honest, I'm surprised it wasn't anything bad.