"Good point." He followed along patiently, still feeling no small amount of unease from the encounter but, as was customary for him, he was unwilling to show it. "I'm sorry that I'm going to cause an argument." Then again, he felt even more sorry that he'd gone with his mood and made a catty remark, instead of sticking to what usually worked. He wasn't Jim - he really couldn't pull off witty quips as an introduction, if at all, really. Not that he'd say a thing about it, but it was definitely going to be sitting with him for the rest of the day.

"So," he sighed, briefly letting his ruffled status show through as he scratched the back of his head, "I completely butchered that meeting, but with any luck, it won't lead to me being eaten by your... pterodactyl, right?"