[ That's probably not a good laugh. But it's better than being angry at him for having stuck his foot in his mouth, and better than sounding really scared or whatever. Sometimes laughing helps, right? ]

Well, see, that's why you're there. But they're going to want to get you back in service because you're one of their best citizens, right? So all you have to do is hang in there, and I'm sure they'll have you ready to go again as soon as they can.

And then we'll all be scrambling over who gets to put our dirty hands all over your goods first.