[He grins a little, flopping this bun's ear a tiny bit.]

I'll be moving forward on the assumption that this really is all out of your control, for now.

[For everyone's sake including his own, honestly. He will be Disappointed But Not Surprised if things turn out to be different, but it's easier to save his intense levels of disdain and fury for other things for the time being.]

So, you know. [A little shrug.] It is how it is.