"Yeah..."
He looked at the floor.
"....yeah.."
"..."
He smiled reassuringly
"Hey, don't look so down! Where there's a will, there's a way!"
Something squirmed and squeaked in his pocket
"Oh-shoot! Sorry little guy-"
He let the mouse that was in his pocket squirm out and into his hands, looking down at it
"Sorry, but I couldn't let my dad see ya-c'mon, let's get you outside-"