Well, you have to give Tyler a little bit of credit for trying to be enthusiastically polite after what is obviously a shock for him. Not sure what his reasons are, though I could hazard several guesses, but I'd rather just find out through the course of the story.
Sometimes you just don't know what to say and have to wing it. Been there many times myself, though not this particular situation.
I’m glad that it feels like there is more than one answer — it’s always hard to figure out which messages are getting across to an audience member, so comments like this are always appreciated!
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