Joshua is taken aback, and he cuts off the response he was about to give.

"I'm sorry, Claud. I wasn't trying to devalue what Artie was saying..."

"Like hell you weren't..."

"Artie, listen. Ever since I got here, you have let me finish perhaps five sentences tops. I'm sorry for whatever it is about my existence that bothers you, but I'm here now, and I'm not leaving. I know full well that you're important and valuable, Artie. I want this to work as much as you do. I'm just trying to make it actually work, and work more smoothly than it has been."