[ he waves a hand dismissively. ]

I don't need anyone to look out for me. Appreciate the thought, though, buddy. [ this is less sarcastic than it sounds. ] As for what she gave me in return... "Machine deconstruction," or something like that? I haven't really tried it out yet. There's no way it can make up for going so slow all the time.

[ he's being salty and petty about this trade-off. ]