He wasn't puking on Clark as they headed for that safe room, at least? That had to count for something, though the slower speed might have something to do with that. He wasn't grinning, though, just still looking... well, mildly annoyed. That was pretty well his resting face at this point, though.

"You'd have to try a lot harder to offend me than that." Which was true. Sort of. Actually it would probably take some obscure thing that no one normal would notice at all to have his hackles up and him snarling, but that wasn't the point. "I am used to people listening to what I have to say. Money, of course, makes me visible and gives me a broad audience. I also happen to know what I'm talking about."