He just sighs and stands at that, not so much giving up as letting it rest for now. It's not a battle, it's siege, and he doesn't have all the weapons he needs to break down those walls. He'll have to send a message to Barbie, the big gun.

"Alright," though he has no intention of winning, never has, and if Jessica were in her right mind he's fairly certain she would have had words with him in regards to that long ago. It's a conversation he's glad to have avoided, but not like this.

"I expect you here when I get back. This isn't over."