[ Andy's been honest with him so far. For the most part. Almost completely. Maybe just a little cheeky, evasive rounding off of the truth. Definitely staying away from the really heavy personal issues. They're not really talking about him, anyway.

He sighs heavily and shakes his head at Gabriel. ]

You've been hanging around a certain serious, literal human too much. I was just teasing, and the metaphor amused me, so I ran with it. Can you really blame me?

[ Yeah, he's repressing a few things. If he wasn't... well, existence would be more overtly torturous. He much prefers the easy routine that he's fallen into here. ]