"Yeah! There's a lake east of the little ghost town! I used to go there all the time with--"

And this is the problem with habitually speaking before you think. He stops short before he can say Angel's name, cutting himself off and physically jerking to a stop. He's only frozen in place for a short moment, though. He kickstarts his stalled brain with an annoyed growl, and lurches to fall back in step with Maya before she stops walking, too.

"Mnnngh! I liked the town with the electric gym! Its name isn't orange but that's what the color is, and I found so many slag stacks to pet! My hands were numb for hours!"

...Only Krieg would consider this concerning side-effect a perk of petting the neighborhood Grimers.