"Aw c'mon, doc. I'm sure we can find somethin to chat about." Like how someone seemed to have woken up in the wrong bed this morning, maybe? But Akutsu kept his mouth shut on that point - antagonizing the team was probably not the wisest thing to do this early in the mission.

"Maybe like why none of us know a damn thing about rocks, but we're gettin sent to look at 'em anyway?"