Algidus had already been watching this man approach with a wary eye; by the time Hawke had opened his mouth the alien had moved just enough to put his body between his kill and the man, and a fierce scowl had overtaken his features. This is why he hates dealing with humans. You try to cooperate--in this case, trying to offer them something in return for what they might know-- and they reply with snide remarks, always thinking themselves so clever. This is why he'd fallen in with AJ, he figured; let her deal with whatever humans tried his patience.

Turns out that her way of dealing with this wasn't too far off from what he had in mind to say. It was just far, far more wordy and colorful. The alien tried to keep his features from lifting up into a little sneer, but it was damn hard not to. "I think my... associate has answered your pointless little jab well enough. Perhaps you would like to try again? Otherwise I would be more than happy to... see you off." Again, being nonthreatening was not his strong suit.