You are better at small talk than I am. That is not always a compliment. — John Scalzi

Unlike Agents Vann and Shane here, who are being wholly disingenuous, you might be speaking out of genuine ignorance and not just your usual levels of casual obstructionism.

“I don’t know,” Davidson said. “Maybe it’s not about politics. Maybe these guys are just assholes.”

“Seems the simplest explanation,” I said.

“Why ‘threep’? Why ‘clank’? Slang happens.”