By watches the needle on the Moe-Meter. Closer... closer... there.

"Hey," he says in a soft voice, suddenly gentle. "I didn't mean it. Prevarications and slander, all of it. We've got the first half done already. You did it, Sio."

He's sparkling now, using the S.Tech and his expression is no longer harsh, nor even his usual smarmy little smirk... but oddly kind.