And I'll be far more than disappointed if you follow through with it, Alexei. [And while he's being entirely serious, the threat he comes up with has him balking, unsure whether to laugh or be mildly horrified.]

Alexei Ulovich Solovyov! That really shouldn't come to you so easily...god...

[He gives him a look, but there is the hint of a smile in his eyes. He's trying so hard not to encourage that, but it's hard to hide that he does kind of find it a little funny.]

Pick something else, please. That's too much.