"I have reached the limits of my civility after prolonged exposure to your insufferable rudeness," Pete said stiffly. "A problem I have never had with any of your American compatriots, for the record. And the next time I find myself desiring of an adult conversation, I will seek out someone capable of it; that someone will not be you, as you are apparently so in love with the sound of your own voice that you do not even realize when you are being superior and insulting."
With Adam leaving, there was no need to keep gathering his supplies. Instead, he began laying them out again.