Alas that being snide with a larger vocabulary's hardly a better tactic.

[Aaaand now he's letting himself be drawn into this in a way he'd rather not. Breath in, breath out. Then:]

Truly, enough, the both of you. Serah Tailor isn't going to give you satisfaction on this, Rich; he's every reason to dig in. Serah Tailor--I respect you've chosen your Bonded of your own free will, but telling someone it attacked mere days ago that he's overreacting because you've got this well in hand--

[Is not convincing, but he'll let that sentence finish itself.] Unless your Bond's more recent than that, of course.