It certainly isn't the worst you could do. [just saying. after a moment, though-] But I suppose I might be willing to believe it's the worst you will do, for now.

[on account of both helping him and also not trying to hurt him back, so far. he'll give axel that much.

but he's just going to skip any sort of small talk questions and go right for:]

Why do you think you'd have been chosen to help, here?