Ben had been expecting a little more from the other man in response, but perhaps he was being unreasonable. He had just been pulled out of a pile of rubble, after all, and just because the average patron of Excalibur would never miss a chance to launch into an animated retelling of their latest antics had they been engaged in anything particularly heroic (or dangerous) did not mean that the average man was equally willing to do so when they were potentially on the brink of death.

"Well," he said, feeling a bit awkward about how little he had to contribute to this conversation. "It'll make for a good story, at least." If the man it had happened to was ever in the right frame of mind to tell it, that was.

OOC: could wrap here if everyone is inclined!