"What? W-What? No, it's not--it's n-nothing like that," he stammers, holding his hands up. He retreats to his natural pedantry. "A bond, noun, is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to a government or entity for a set period of time. A bond, noun, is a physical restraint intended to hold someone prisoner, like a chain. A bond, noun, is a strong feeling of attraction between chemicals. And to bond, verb is to join securely to something else, usually by means of adhesive."

He draws a quick breath, and then flails. "To bond, verb, and the one I mean, is a common force uniting people. So, um, all that said... do you want to play a game or something?"