He makes an amused 'huh' sound, figuring that's only fair. Being under such scrutiny as a Legionnaire, he figures anything that would get his teammates screwed over by him not doing his part would just get a fire lit up under his ass. The possibility is there, even if the probability isn't super high. Still annoying, though.

"Let's just put it this way, kid," he says slowly, straightening up from his tilted position. "If ignorance gets you killed, no skin off my back. Not interested in fraternizing with any of you. Especially not when some governing body of whoever the hell is in charge around here claims we're trying to fight some cataclysmic being capable of destroying universes."

Oh, that almost sounds like he's insinuating that he doesn't want to get attached. That's definitely not the case.

"Now beat it."