Being difficult for the sake of being difficult is something I don't believe in doing.
[It's a lie. There are plenty of times he's been difficult just to be difficult. This is actually one of them - she, they, know he's not telling the truth and yet he's not telling it anyway. He's studying the symbiotes as much as he can.]
Really, sensible is the only way to go.
[Which is actually true. He's just being sensible according to his definition of it.]
no subject
[It's a lie. There are plenty of times he's been difficult just to be difficult. This is actually one of them - she, they, know he's not telling the truth and yet he's not telling it anyway. He's studying the symbiotes as much as he can.]
Really, sensible is the only way to go.
[Which is actually true. He's just being sensible according to his definition of it.]