“There is nothing quite as painful as a truly awkward silence.”
“Insert the biggest, most awkward silence in the history of big awkward silences.”
“...my awkward silence default setting kicked in.”
“I was like the runner-up to Miss Mediocrity and my prize was awkward silence.”
“There is nothing truly painful about this, except the knowledge that, eventually, you'll stop touching me. That's what hurts. Moira.”
“There is nothing that is quite so reassuring in an awkward situation as knowing that one is well turned-out, and while I hope I am not so fainthearted as to require such stratagems, I am not so foolish as to overlook their value.”