"I'll be sure to remember this." Maybe. Probably. He's got a brain hardwired to remember grudges, not kindness. But maybe he'll put in an effort this time.

"Porcupine woman...? No, no, the Quickster's a male. Wait, have you met him? Is he here!?" He looks around frantically, suddenly, probably jostling Jim's work. The bloodloss is making him weird.