"Yeah, I know. Sadly for you and luckily for me, the body was given to me with the ability to survive falling out of buildings and the shield. Very thoughtful present, incredibly useful, but it doesn't have much to do with me."

He does finish doing what he can to clean up, though, and puts the needle and thread aside. "I'll grant you it's pretty attractive to most people, though it's probably better without the blood."

There's some humor in there. Some truth too, but mostly humor, related to the ease of brushing off the compliment but not being an arrogant dick. "Do you have a running water in here?"