Darrus rubbed the back of his neck as Apple Bloom tapped her chin. Yup, he'd thought as much. Being told by somepony that they didn't want anything like that from you tends to mean they usually don't want anything like that from you. That or they were playing hard to get, and while AJ did seem hard to get from what he was hearing, he didn't think she was that kind of mare since she didn't seem interested to begin with. "Hmm..." He hummed in response to Apple Bloom's idea. Getting to know the mares family would definitely be a good start, and heck, he and Apple Bloom seemed to be getting along fine so far, so how things didn't seem impossible there, even if keeping his mouth in check when it came to his flirtatious ways would be a tad tricky... "maybe... Was planning on at least meeting all of you anyway since I'll be staying here. And hey, you seem pretty cool already, Apple Bloom, so getting to know you guys should be fun on its own either way."

As for making a bad first impression, well, aside from having met her after being caught nearly stealing a few apples... "Uh... Well, I can kind of be rather... confident... Maybe even a bit cocky and boastful about some stuff..." He admitted, wincing at his own words as he now knew that such a thing was one of Applejack's turn offs. But, he was still the first pony to be hired on to help around here even after his behavior? "... Maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought though if she still decided to give me a chance around here. Hm." He smiled a bit, starting to gain a bit more hope when it came to his future attempts to earn AJ's attention. "Welp, guess I should get started!" He said, smiling back at the filly, "Who's Big Mac? A brother, right? I'm guessing a brother. What's he like?"