Exact Words
Things are going quite well, as you can see. Perhaps not swimmingly, but given the circumstances that’s honestly probably a really good thing.
Also, Mitch, this totally has zero chance of coming back to bite you later. Probably.
Apologies again for the delay, but hey life happens sometimes. We’re back now though!
Hank, when dealing with an idiot, you need to use terms that idiots can understand. “You DID have a clean slate. And yet, you and your cohorts have managed to fill up a perfectly clean record on your first night here.”