"David, this just proves that we're not far into our working relationship - I can pay people a lot of money and still drive them off. It's a talent." Not a good one, but...

He blinks with genuine shock, looking at David with honest bafflement. "Me?" he asks stupidly. "Oh, David, non. I'm..." What? A garbage fire of a person?Is that even true? "...okay, I see your point," he says slowly. "But I think that says more about Kyle being the ideal human than anything to do wit' me. I'm an asshole."