"Like I said, I understand that rules have their place. They keep people safe, keep society in order, they can be written to do things like keep schools open by providing taxes and food for students," he says, because that's his general understanding of laws. Not just limitations, but regulations that serve a purpose for the benefit of all who live under them.

"But maybe you mean more than just that, too. What purpose would a rule against unreasonable laughter serve?" he asks, because he's curious, and open to the idea that there might be a point to it. Things he's not used to aren't wrong by default.