[He snorts, but does his best to bite back a smile. It... goes okay.]

Okay, okay. If you're sure!

[And because this is definitely the best possible move:]

I just wanted to doublecheck, y'know? Now that it turns out we're not actually dead and she could be joining us, like, at any time... I was thinking I might take a run at her myself. So, if you're not calling dibs...

[It's a 50/50 shot at whether or not he's joking.]