"Now really, Heather, is that any way to talk to someone who is simply making a nice comment about your appearance?"

He tries to keep just out of arms reach as he blunders down the stairs, but it's hard to gage where 'arms length' is when you can just about make out the said arms general shape.

It seemed the darkness had hidden away his self-preservation, as he was still talking.

Well, it was still fun. Might as well make the most of the situation.

"Come now, you know I think that peppering across your nose in one of your best features."