Rufus lifted a hand to brush the smoke out of the air between them, the filthy habit reminded him of the old man enough to sour his mood even further than it already had been. The small hand gesture was the only sign he gave of his annoyance however.
"Hardly, Highwind. I just wanted to get this conversation settled and out of the way so I can move onto other more important matters." Like finding a decent place to eat among other things, though for the sake of keeping the other man from getting any more surly with him, he didn't state that aloud.
"Also have you ever heard the maxim, If it isn't broke, don't fix it, by chance?"