"Oh. Yeah Uh-huh. That's good news? I think? Thanks?"

He sounded entirely unsure and was just kind of hiding in the crook of his own elbow, by now. He'd probably have gotten up to leave already so as to not interfere with Hagakure's business. Except that he was weeping and snotting like a faucet and didn't want to show that much unbridled facial moisture to the world and so had to remain hidden in his own elbow.