[It's clear Michael isn't exactly taking this seriously, but it's better than nothing and might be the best they can get out of him. At this point he tries to stand up, figuring that they're just about done here. If he can get away with this with only a bruised ego, he supposes he'll take what's being offered. He's already gotten his ass in trouble here, more times than he cares to recount, and he wants a break.
Even if he picked the fight to begin with. No one should expect Michael to be reasonable.]