[Don't scoff right after he scoffs. Who do you think you are? Regis tears himself away from people-watching and trying to assess the situation almost immediately, distracted by this petty nonsense. Which he is, of course, going to engage.]

And what would be so bad about that? They're here because they contributed, just like the two of us.

[Huff. God.] Besides, you are always so insistent on avoiding humans.