[ Maybe he'll take Mikleo up on that—eventually. But right now, he's determined to take this all in stride, no matter what it might cost him later. ]

You've got that right. The day al-Haytham turns down the opportunity to lecture me about all and sundry is the day I know he's been replaced by a pod person.

[ Of course, the same could be said about Kaveh by his aforementioned roommate. ]