[He frowns, sitting up a bit so he can actually look Merlin in the face. For just a moment he looks serious, sincere, but then he's got that crooked, apologetic grin again.]

Fer real, I'm sorry, dude. I was just screwin' around. I didn't mean anything by it.

You can hit me with the pillow again if it'd make you feel better? Or, yanno, take your prize and really rub it in my face?