She gave him a bland look, as if to say 'do I look like I'm fucking kidding?' but gave him all of the next sixty seconds to pull himself together. If he wanted to freak out he could do it later when she didn't have to watch.

Or he could go bother Batou.

: Afraid not. There's the off-chance that they're lying, but the version of events we've been given makes as much sense as anything else. :