"I have to be," Gareth replies solemnly. "I won't accept anything else." No matter how much he has to fight for it. But Colin seems to have cheered up, and that's what Gareth was trying to do, so. Good job, him. Revolution: Always a picker upper.

Crisis adverted, it finally occurs to Gareth that he hasn't actually mentioned his name. That's probably rude. Especially if he's going around making this guy accidentally freak out and stuff. So he gives Colin a little smile, and a head bob. "It's no problem. I'm Gareth, by the way. So you know who you can warn people away from."