I think they assume they have to trick you into answering them truthfully. Or, maybe they're like Darcy, and they don't realize their own motive. But, I can dutifully pass on the message...
[gonna write it in the binder: "you aren't as subtle as you think you are."]
It wouldn't do for me to leave you partially scolded. [Catduggery's going to hear the next part, as he brushes his knuckles under the Captain's jaw.] We need to make sure the point fully sinks in, after all.
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[gonna write it in the binder: "you aren't as subtle as you think you are."]
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[he's adopting the "make it worse" gene.]
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Well, you did come all the way out here to scold me... and I'm not entirely sure I've actually learned my lesson yet...
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You know where to find me...
[beat]
Actually, can you take him in with you? It's slightly more difficult to teleport foreign matter.
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Don't let Ava know we were being cheeky in front of you, or else I'll never hear the end of it.
[and since he doesn't want to get caught talking to a plush animal like a weirdo, he's going to skedaddle inside the bridge.]