[He fidgets with his sleeves and shakes his head. Not saying "no", really, just...shaking his head as if he could get rid of the sudden onslaught of anxiety that way.]

Yeah, okay, I do kinda. But last time you asked me that you totally dropped another bomb on me so...can you not this time?

[ That is to say, please don't info dump him anymore or he might start freaking out again. ]