[There is indeed still a sense of humor lurking down in the depths of his broken little brain, it's true, and if you're going to have to interact with the world you might as well be a deadpan snarker. He almost wants to protest, out of spite, that he absolutely used to smile once upon a time. But if he does this she might continue to try to make it happen and Kevin does not want that.
Not when the truth of the matter is that this is actually what passes for a good day for him, anymore. If it wasn't he'd be hiding away somewhere and refusing to come out in public at all, and quite possibly snapping viciously at anyone who did come near. Let her think he's just generically awful. That's fine.]
Hn. ...nothing comes free.
[This is probably as close as he'll get to explaining himself.]
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Not when the truth of the matter is that this is actually what passes for a good day for him, anymore. If it wasn't he'd be hiding away somewhere and refusing to come out in public at all, and quite possibly snapping viciously at anyone who did come near. Let her think he's just generically awful. That's fine.]
Hn. ...nothing comes free.
[This is probably as close as he'll get to explaining himself.]