"Clearly so, considering how intently you were glaring at me. I am no stranger to such looks, but I had hoped the days of being scrutinized for nebulous reasons at an end once I made my way off of Earth." They shrug, unruffled on the surface, but showing a bit of their own hand- and that perhaps they are in fact a bit bothered. It's in their eyes too. A vague glint.

Holy. What a funny term to hear used as a descriptor for them, even in this context.

"You seem to be mistaken in my intent here. I know nothing more about you than what you've put forward. Which was self-deprecation. I, as do most, just happen to know that almost always tends to be the problem of the person saying it."

They sure as hell know that from firsthand experience being the one talking badly of themselves.