Yeah, [he starts, before bristling.] Ah- O-oi! It ain' tha' bad!

I've dealt w' worse... [he mutters, though he doesn't refuse the other taking his elbow.]

I don' ev'n know that I can call it plain fear, 's just...real intense nerves 'r somethin'...

[There's probably a word for this, and he's pretty sure Kaiba or someone would know it, but that would mean going to one of them about it and he's sure not doing that.]