[A nervous laugh bubbles out of him, because yeah. YEAH. That rush of adrenaline sure made him jump in both feet first. ]

Y-yeah. It would be a surge of adrenaline coupled with norepinephrine and- stop talking me.

[He's seriously considering just... dunking himself back in the skank water. It would be better than all this awkward emotion screeching in his brain. At least it's dark enough that she probably can't see how much he's blushing. ]

Oo-oh. T-thanks, I think? [People don't normally find THE TEETH all that attractive.] And yeah, 'course.