"Yeah, and I could listen. Or not." He turns his head just far enough to glare at Jade. There's a second where he considers sticking his tongue out at Jade, though he doesn't in the end.

Sitting up straight again, he tries to mentally prepare himself for getting out of the car. He's talking nonsense, he knows, and it's a pretty pathetic rebellion, too, but it's hard to stop now. "You can't just tug at the chain or whatever if I don't do as you say."