As tempting as it was to throw Kimat's words right back at him, the conflicting signals he was getting, while worthy of a teenage human girl, were not indicating that it would be amusing enough to provoke him. Instead, he decided to take an oblique path. "I have an idea. How about we get something to drink and try talking like sensible people, instead of trying to be the biggest bastard in the family? This turned into a pissing contest faster than I thought possible, and I am going to get enough of that working with Barid again."