[Chishiya's eyebrows go up at the insult, even though he doesn’t seem to take it as an insult in particular. It more or less rolls off him like water as he responds:]
I know.
[He's aware of how annoying he can be. Some of it is even by design. In any case, it doesn’t bother him to have it pointed out.
He is a little surprised that Aleksander seems willing to let the subject drop rather than continue to argue about his own righteousness. Though it is something of a relief, because Chishiya was getting annoyed, too. And being annoyed is a lot like giving a fuck, and he prefers to at least appear like he doesn’t give any of those.
no subject
I know.
[He's aware of how annoying he can be. Some of it is even by design. In any case, it doesn’t bother him to have it pointed out.
He is a little surprised that Aleksander seems willing to let the subject drop rather than continue to argue about his own righteousness. Though it is something of a relief, because Chishiya was getting annoyed, too. And being annoyed is a lot like giving a fuck, and he prefers to at least appear like he doesn’t give any of those.
So, he ends up offering this concession:]
Well, you might be right about that, at least.