Greg's returned smile is weary and empty. "Never thought I could be so proud of being an awful liar." The mere idea of trying to pull one over on his friends is absurd, and honestly painful to imagine.

Blanche had to know that, too. He must've been picking on him in a moment of weakness. "I wonder how much of this whole music stuff is some sort of... dog 'n pony show, for whatever else they've got going on." He just can't see how it fits into the big picture, aside from keeping them busy.