He would likely have to state the 'just kidding' part, fairly quickly, because, proving the 'reaction times' chart he just mentioned, she has a knife out in her hand and is assailing him, within a half-second of him finishing the sentence. And even after he apologizes, she's still glaring at him, knife in hand. "Yes, you don't want to see me upset, now, do you?" she retorts, still fuming. "You do make a passably good point, though. I'm just concerned about if they'd accept or not; it's not as if they have much of a population to spare."