[ Admit to things? Acknowledge he looks like an overly rumpled chia-pet because of his own doing? No thanks. ]

That's not how negotiating works. [ Not that they were actually striking any kind of a bargain, but alas- ] You're supposed to pose something you want to watch, that I don't and we uh... [ He does not want to say 'even the scales' and there's a lingering pause where he hunts for the right words. ] compromise.

Also, it was a good show, you'd know that if you paid attention.