[ It's aggravating, to be sure, and he feels that spike of annoyance - but takes a long breath in, heaving it out, even as Mina proceeds to effectively rattle him. Honestly, it's pretty tame compared to the kind of thing he's used to. Mina's no Nora, that's for sure. ]

Let's not jump to conclusions. There could be a perfectly good explanation for this.

[ Even if he's not inclined to believe that's the case. ]

So I think we should make sure that when we start asking questions, we make sure they know we're not kitten around.

[ is this even intentional anymore ]