[ He opens his mouth to reply, but by this point, lying would only make things worse. There's no way to say "just kidding!" to the kind of enthusiasm he just showed. Instead he tries to circumvent the question. ]
It's probably just a test!
[ The actual answer is far worse. Even worse than "they're pretty." ]
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It's probably just a test!
[ The actual answer is far worse. Even worse than "they're pretty." ]