[Well, after that additional lame excuse added to his initial lame excuse, he has to know that she knows that he wasn't actually bird watching. If he'll drop it, then she'll let that whole thing slide.] Yeah, guess so.

[It's about this point that Piper realises that she's advancing on a stranger with a drawn knife in her hand, and while that stranger could very well be some weird monster...she's got a feeling that isn't the case. Away goes the knife, leaving her with open and cautiously-spread hands instead.] ...There. Better?

And hey, just because something's old doesn't mean it's not interesting, or useful. There are lots of old stories that can really come in handy--more so than you'd think. This knife of mine is pretty old too, and it's got a neat trick to it, but it's not always accurate either, so I feel ya there.