He does try to take it all serious, but the only thing that last observation does is make him smile and snort. In his defense, he does tamp it down quickly, covering it up with his glass held near his mouth. He nods once after taking a sip.

"Piss me off too, if people thought that was good enough reason to baby me." Not that James has been babied once in his life, and he'd probably stab anyone who tried. "How old are you?"