Answer only with a question.

[Miles]

Why would I need excuses?

[Beau]

Do you need to ask?

[Rainbowmum]

Ask what and of whom?

[elad12]

Isn't it about time that we quit beating around the bush here?

[Beau]

What kind of bush is it?

[Miles]

Is it the kind of bush that talks?

[Beau]

Does it scare you if it does?

[Miles]

What would be scary about that?

[Beau]

You haven't heard?

[Miles]

Maybe the bush is whispering too quietly?