I'm not toying with you. [He throws his arms out.] If I wanted to drug you, I'd do it. [He gives her a serious look, dropping his hands to his hips.] You know that, because you'd do the same thing. [He guesses, judging by her admission.]

I told you already. I saw that it was upsetting you, and I wanted to offer a solution. [And because he wants to see if he can pull an extraction against the Admiral's blocks. Because if he squints and turns his head and only listens to half of what she's saying, she reminds him of Ariadne, which reminds him of the real world.] After nothing else worked.