It is nonsense. Nothing but yapping, but I bet they brought us here to be sized up.

[ It's a purely one-sided information exchange. Bringing the lot of them out there in a big group let their enemy get a feel for them and whatever indiscretions they might get up to, but it was like being faced with a brick wall. ]

After you play nice, you want me to follow up? [ As far as he can tell, no one's tried pushing their luck since seeing that one guy at the holiday party. It'd be risky, though, and he imagines that's why he hasn't gotten any orders to go be his charming self with the HHA. ]