"Weird!" He was kind of excited about this, no lie. A little disappointed that he hadn't been at the top of his game, but he wasn't exactly freaking out over the new situation. "I usually don't have to warm up much to sing but maybe that's why."

The question took him by surprise, since he was still thinking about how he was singing unconsciously. "Um, because..." He chewed his lip and leaned against the wall. "Well, okay. I'm here because I want to be here, honestly."