Oh! Um, uh...w-well, if you wanna try I'm not gonna say no, I guess...

[A tad sheepish, he does sit down]

Trying to find something to keep your hands busy with, I assume? I mean...

[...he means it's something he would understand. Just having something to do is great to keep one's mind from other stuff -- and oh boy is there plenty of other stuff to try to forget these days]