... *boggles* Good lord, he is? No way! I had no idea. None. ... *boggles more* Jeez, when he's going for serious rather than seriously snarky, he sounds totally different. I'd never have guessed that in a thousand years.

Yes, by the way, that helps quite a lot. Thanks! Good thing I asked; my mental image of him just went straight out the--well, maybe not out the window so much as the airlock. Heh. :)