[Well, he can pick up on a little sarcasm there, he would probably perceive that as sarcastic even if it was 100% genuine! It's still not much of a salve for the fact he thinks he should be able to do better. He doesn't run into systems he can't crack. It's like an unwinnable boss fight.]

... we might just have to hunker down for a while. So...

[turning back to the deer-in-the-headlights Idia]

So, please, don't do anything reckless like just keeping our door open! People might think they're free to stop by whenever they like! That's going to make whatever amount of time we have to spend here even more torturous!