[He is going to pass out as soon as this call is over, if not sooner.]

No, it's fine, really, I- uh-

[He's looking a little slower on the uptake than usual, if that were possible.]

I like mint stuff. One time when I was a kid I ate like an entire box of candycanes. ...I mean I got sick all over the carpet afterward, but I'm pretty sure that was the sugar, not the mint.