Jim's reaction admittedly surprised him a little, if only for how exaggerated it seemed to be; but he knew it was just how Jim was, and to be fair his own answer had been purposefully over the top too, so he couldn't talk much.

Still, he was pleased to hear Jim laugh, his own lips curled into a more restrained smile, eyes falling to his food instead of staring at Jim like a fool.

"Well, you liked actin' like one, that's for certain. Prancin' around the Academy like you did," he grumbled. "And I am country-Southern, you should've known what to expect by now."