The noise Steve makes is... irritated, incredulous and amused, all at once. Somehow. Who knew what amounted to a rough grunt or aborted growl could convey so much -- except anyone who's been around Steve, probably.

"You know, there are a few reasons I might agree that was a terrible idea - or be willing to pretend to. None of them are the reasons you've got, though."

He's know this man a day.

He has a damn deep suspicion, though.

...actually a few. One's pretty safe. One's sad. One's pretty horrifying. The final one's just... exhausting and too big to deal with.

He's sticking with the safe one. Like why he thinks Zerxus thinks this is a bad idea.