[He scrunches his nose then retaliates by swiping at Riddle's two antennae. Take that.]

Ehhh? What're you talking about?

[What kind of "hang-ups" could the subject of his undying, unwavering harassment attention possibly have?]

If it's experience you're worried about, you don't gotta be. Like, yeah, I've picked up on a lot of stuff since I got here, but I can still go slow.

[He thinks.]

You shouldn't sell yourself short, Goldfishie.

["Even if you are short" miraculously goes unsaid. ... Never mind that none of that is what Riddle's even talking about in the first place.]