Oh, c'mon. What'a little dark and cold going to do? You can sleep next to me if you want, I'm basically a living heater.

[ turning the conversation into humor to change topic might save his life, he's going to bet on that. ]

I'll go pay it right now, maybe they'll turn it back on instantly. That way you won't have to deal with the scary dark or touching me.

Would that give me some "good big brothers" points back?