You had awakened Hoove for the first time. He was holding his breathe and then got startled as you spoke to him

"Oh! Hey there. Sorry about that. I was trying to see how long I could hold my breath. I was at 3 hours. You're the human of the house, aren't you?"

He paused and and quieted down for a second

"Pardon me, I'm talking too much. I'm Henry, Henry Hoover, but you can just call me Hoove. What's your name?"