His patience and sense of humor for all of this are failing rapidly. He's trying to keep a cork on it, but...

"You're definitely getting old," mumbled with a little sourness into his coffee.

"My being here wasn't exactly one of the planned fire-irons." Hence the you know whole ran-away-as-a-failure bit from the start. "It is a matter of international safety and security, though, so it's not like anyone can sneeze at it."