Here he'd been expecting more of an argument over it, having suffered the likes of too many stubborn people in the past. He's pleasantly surprised she's actually seeing reason, but probably, she has realized that a matter this dangerously precarious really should be handled with great care.

"Take a load off, as they say. I'll yell if a tentacle bursts through the wall or something else catastrophic."

Hopefully, it won't come to that, but this world doesn't make him feel very optimistic for very obvious reasons.

"You could also try the ladle method, but I feel that's more of a performative solution than an effective one."