[ He's getting ready to hop away and take off to get the heck outta here, but stops. ]

Uh. Wait a minute? You're staying here? You've gotta be a special crazy to stick around without some backup!

[ Not that he's volunteering or anythi-- Oh. That's exactly what he's doing. ]

I mean, I do owe you one. And you could use an eye in the sky so those things don't sneak up on you, right?