[he drops the smile for a second, looking away. how do you fake nervousness?? he is doing his best.]

Of course, by coming to you first with this, I'm leaving myself completely open to betrayal. There's nothing stopping you from just outing me to everyone else in this place. I'm hoping you'll pick otherwise, since I came to you instead of my "partner" for good reason. It's entirely up to you, though.

[maybe the nervousness is a little bit real at that last one. you know what sucks. not being kind of omniscient. that fucking sucks.]