[Gypsies with GIANT SPACESHIPS. However... QUANDRY: He is polite enough to earn respect, yet openly publishes naughtiness. How to react?

Yes, defaulting to a cautious crossing of arms should do. Since that doubles for 'diplomatic' in Xen's book, too.]

Honesty of your calibre is not unappreciated, Marquis. Good manners seem a rarity amongst humans I've dealt with in the past. Though, I admit, my experience with your kind is not what you might call extensive.

In truth, I have yet to know why I find myself aboard your ship. Even clerical errors can have dire consequences.