Oh, no, I don't really need to touch it, I would um, prefer not to...

[ Because yes. The smell. The deadness of it. Not that he hasn't handled worse, but hey, when the option not to touch a bizarre dead thing is available, why not take it. ]

But if it's not dangerous, maybe you could. Hold it up a little more?

[ Well maybe Mabel wouldn't want to fuck this weirdo and his weird requests anyway. ]