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"Ouch," Birk pretended to be hurt, evne though amusement about the situation evident in his eyes and facial expression. He had not expected to elicit such a reaction from the other dude and it was funny that he would think Birk was hitting on him. 

"I deduce that you get this a lot, huh?" he continued, keeping a calm demeanor and lifting his head up to stretch the muscles in his neck. After this he let his eyes rest on the young man's face again. "Can't blame you - you are quite a catch," he went on, knowing well that he was walking on a dagger's edge and that it was very possible that this discussion would end in a fight.

"So - how many broken hearts have you left behind?" he asked casually.