['This is not going as well as I hoped.' Kurt worried his lip with his teeth again, and his tense shoulders crept up toward his elf-like ears. When he responded, his voice held a note of pleading.] I never meant to cause any problems, I promise. I was just excited to participate. I didn't mean for things to get out of hand.

[All of which was technically true. Unfortunately, it could all be true while still leaving him plenty to be nervous about.]