Kane's eyes widened, almost fearfully. He relaxed and sat down at a barstool.
"Look, man," he said, "I'm really sorry for all this... kafuffle. I'm a frakkin' idiot, I know. But I just want to let you know that whatever happens, I hope you're not going to hunt me down and kill me or... whatever else you can think of..."
He bit his lower lip, then extended his arm for a handshake.