He slides over to the seat opposite yours in the booth, happily sliding his overfilled satchel off his arm and onto the seat. "Well, now ya gotten me curious. What happened?"
"Well, I met this girl named Penny—when she was looking for rare candy one night. And I like her a lot and—" You hate this part. "—Then I got really scared and I grabbed her and I ruined it. I ruined everything."
The ermine throws his head back. He's got something of a bemused smirk on his face. You hate that part too. "Sounds like a personal problem."