The boy snorts, clearly amused. "I am not slighted in the slightest, believe me. You bet that the loser would have to prank someone else? Ha! Do let me know how that goes if you will!"

His smile flickers into a shade more embarrassed at the question. "Ah, um, it is merely the curiosity of a fool interested in finding out the chemical compositions of certain emotions. I'm sure you know, but when happy, our brains release endorphins and dopamine and so on, and I wanted to, um, see if I could give that a practical application? Er."