[ In spite of himself, Eddie laughs. It's not funny; both of his parents are dead, but, all the same...it's a little funny. ]

Beep beep, Richie.

[ Taking a sip of his coffee he pauses before continuing. He's not really sure how a conversation like this is supposed to go, but he's pretty confident that it's not supposed to go the way he's steering it. ]

So, do we, like, have a coming-out party now? Is that a thing? I'm pretty sure we already missed Pride month, so it's a little late, but...

[ He's mostly joking but also...maybe not actually joking? How does coming out work?! ]