[ Being addressed this casually makes a little more sense now that he knows his employees don't actually consider themselves his employees anymore, but only a little. Chow's sort of always been like that. Having a reason doesn't stop it from getting on his nerves, though. ]

Don't be s-stupid. I'm n-not going to lower myself to doing manual labor. And I'm not s-sure if you can even p-properly refer to these as hands.

[ He examines his weird leafy fingers with an expression of extreme doubt. ]