It is a little nice, not to get any pushback when he reveals his age, even if he has to admit his failure. But then, nobody would choose to be like them.

"I made an error when I was projecting my consciousness across every possible instance of time." In other words, what he did was very impressive, and shouldn't be overshadowed by what was seemed like an insignificant consequence. He frowns. "It isn't a curse, I just screwed up the math."