That does, actually, stop him. Don't get him wrong, this whole operation is goddamn pathetic and he's not taking it seriously, but he is trying to play it safe here.

...Relatively. Relatively safe.

"Oh, so now you're just gonna... Yeah, no, that's fine! God, you're a dick." And here he was, on his best behavior. "Ugh, god, I can't believe I found someone worse than Locus."