Jake actually chuckled, pulled back entirely and made a funny face at the fact that there was pretty much no way to do this without getting saliva on everything ever, and quirked a smile at Dirk.

"I have nearly no gag reflex," Jake offered. "Which I suppose is useful in these sorts of situations, isn't it." He had discovered his lack of gag reflex in his tendency to swallow food without chewing as a teenager. Suppose that came in handy now, didn't it.