When people aren't shamed out of these things and are confronted with cute person, it's just gonna happen. At least he seems to take it in stride, and Dennis can imagine that it's mostly because his tone isn't exactly flirtatious so much as just a perfunctory statement.

"Yeah you got cop energy," he replies simply, looking out ahead of them. "Don't worry man, I'm not gonna be a shithead about it if you don't.

"Me? Just Dennis is fine. No fancy titles or anything."