"Welll, let me just suggest, I'm far, far easier to motivate?" Gen said, raising his hands just a little, but smiling like it was a joke. "I find candy very motivating. Or soda. Or, even, just a little word like 'please'. I'm a bit allergic to hard work, but people are good at dragging me into helping them, and nobody's needed to threaten me here yet to do it. I promise."

Gen laughed a little, allowing himself to look a little nervous, really help sell it. "Besides, there's uses to keeping me in one piece, human or not, I can assure you."