Lyle groaned. Grife, the Capitol was undoubtedly eating this up with a spoon, and that was possibly the most mortifying experience in the Lyle Norg Fails to Court Brainiac 5 series.

"Were you so convinced I wasn't interested that you actually bought "I felt like watching a science documentary in my underwear and didn't want to deal with everyone else"?" he asked. "I thought you were just letting me save face."