Affirmation, huh? Taako from tv wouldn't know anything about that, sorry. Can't relate. He accepts their rejection of tiger-print gratitude with good grace, though he does make a note internally to find something they'd actually go for. That kind of plotting of preferences, and then retaining them is both an important chef skill and just, how he expresses various forms of good will. Because he doesn't find needing affirmation relatable at all, remember.

What is relatable, of course, is concern for Lup. Though, also of course, what comes out of his mouth is bullshit, in the same vein she would have said herself, in all likelihood. "Lup's fine. She's always fine." They're both invincible, thanks for asking. No, really, thanks? It's not a rebuff, anyway, as much as it could have been with that phrasing; he intends reassurance. "We have a lot of experience with being stranded in seriously fucked up situations, actually, kind of our thing." His slight wince of an expression is at odds with his breezy declaration. "That's not as much of an advantage against hallucinations, it turns out. Kind of, more of a highly exploitable weakness." He can't quite help the smallest moue of distaste.