[Were Finn privy to Rand's innermost thoughts, he might feel a mix of flattery and deep embarrassment at Rand's opinion of him. The mental block he'd been contending with here in Aldyhion wasn't the first impression Finn cared to give, particularly not to someone who Finn considered inherently worth impressing.

Then again if Finn really had access to his innermost thoughts, Rand's opinion of him would be the last thing on Finn's mind.]

I mean... it's close, but that's your dad! This has gotta be a you thing. Dig deep, dude. It doesn't even have to be cool. [Though it probably was, if Finn was betting.] Maybe you snore super loud, I dunno.

[Why was this important to him? That's a complicated question. Maybe he was still feeling pissy from earlier, or maybe a month of deflections was finally getting to the kid.]