Quick Joseph story

I just had an interesting conversation with Joseph, and I have to share.
Me: (turning off my loud blow dryer that has been on for a few minutes)
Joseph: (walking in the door) Did you just hear a noise?
Me: No, was there one?
Joseph: You didn't hear a noise?
Me: No...
Joseph: I'm going now, mom.
Me: Uhhh, where are you going?
Joseph: I'm just going.
Me: Where are you going?
Joseph: (doing his best I'm-so-innocent voice) Oh, I'm just going into the kitchen to see if there's a mess.

Don't you love how he never quite answers a question? Very Calvin and Hobbes-ish.

(epilogue: As bad as it sounded, I followed him into the kitchen to see if there was a mess, too. It was just a bunch of alphabet magnets that had been thrown on the floor, and he quickly cleaned them up. I'm wondering how this conversation would have gone if the mess was worse.)