[ Good lord, this one is a lecturer, and a patronizing one at that. How very important it is for him to meet with her approval! Neutralizing, or something along those lines, that's important? Wow, you don't say. Of course, it does not occur to Howl that peeling back some of his secrecy might prevent this kind of skepticism from others — he only finds this insistence deeply annoying. ]
no subject
I'll be there shortly.
[ Hopefully this is worth his time. ]