If he cared to try, Bob could probably explain away the comment, being both another species and having spent most of his life possessed of very nearly unique abilities setting him apart from even others of his rarified kind. He does not care, and it'd be bullshit anyway.

His current amusing predicament is more interesting, anyway. "It's not pleasant or anything." He's still not used to the weird weakness of an actually human body. Gauging pain is still tricky.