[A slight wince. Whoooops, did he imply something bad at home? He totally didn't mean to do that!]

You don't have to worry about stuff like that...! I mean, don't they basically have you doing two jobs right now? That's already too much...

[Can't be too forthcoming. That wouldn't be believable. He might not care about whether his lies are believed, usually, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to make sure they are.]