A few more taps go through the water, and his mouth twists a tad. This isn't the sort of thing he's said much- not because he's necessarily too proud for it but because it rarely comes up. Not like this.

Still, he manages, in the end. "Just wanted ta apologize again. Proper-like, for that one time." His fingers keep dipping through the water, and he kind of hopes it isn't obvious. "Got all stressed, shouldn'tve taken it out on ya."