[How come none of his misadventures start out with reasonable people just doing what he tells them? In his defense he didn't even threaten a known terrorist this time, he's not sure this is deserved. He keeps a speedy pace for the residential area he'd been told about before leaving the “arrival suite”. As speedy as trying not to make a sound walking on sandpaths can be. It's a surprisingly good click.]

Unhunh. I've heard better sales pitches. But keep going.

[He's attempting to be understanding here. Even if he intensely dislikes appeals to change his mind after he's made it clear a subject is closed. If someone killed him he supposes he'd be desperate too. Potentially.]