There's a little pond by our house that the people let me fish at. I usually de-barb the hook and do it just for fun.
Should I be distant or pleasant when he comes in the door? I'm not feeling too pleasant at the moment.
That sounds nice! What do you catch?
I think I would aim for civil, and be satisfied with that! Pleasant seems a stretch, with what you have to tell him. You aren't going to be able to fake it, anyway.
