He arched his eyebrows and gave a half smile at her confidence and forward nature. It was probably another joke though.
“I don’t know… looks like your partner in crime hasn’t had much sleep.” He cast an amused stare at Ever and added “"Koe kihai i kite i te mutunga o tenei, engari e mohio ana pea koutou e rāpiti tamaiti” with a charming smile.
“Save the ear piece… maybe if either of you are ever SERIOUS the other can enjoy being on the listening end some time.” He gave a mock salute and pivoted on his heel starting to turn back towards where he’d come from.
"I muri mai"
iloveyouDIE
and be blue