[He tries not to laugh at the comment about him not looking old.] Merci. I'll take that as a compliment.

[The fact that she isn't recoiling from the eyes is a bit of a relief. Really. He's not sure he'd have the energy to deal with a scream or anything right now.]

M' eyes? They always been this way. [And here he'll add a wink.] Never know, though. Maybe I shoulda laid off the junk food when I was little.