[Really, it's a good trait to have since calmness can also catch on.]

Well, Christmas didn't help, either, to be fair. [He chuckles weakly.] Even I can understand what that meant.

[Jake nods.]

I think, if anything, either the three of us need to talk or, uh, you and Jane should talk. I'm not sure how much I can contribute than I already have. Or I could muck it all up, that's always a possibility, haha....