[ Ridiculousness earns points. Steven can't fault the validity of it. He knows it too well.

He might be approaching it from the angle that Peter is trying to distract and cheer himself up with goofy questions, but he's got the spirit. And it's nice to hear someone say nice things about themselves through the metaphor of... jeans. ]

I think jorts don't sound ill-thought-out when you put it like that. They sound like a nice way to hang onto something you like when the weather changes. [ So take that. Zing. Steven continues to poke at his frosting. It's a little bit politely checking for mold. ] I guess I'd be hand-me-downs? Not bad ones. Practically new. You just have to grow into them before they're comfortable.

[ And maybe someone's stolen wallet is in the back pocket and you get arrested for it. But is that him as jeans, or the jeans he was given? ]