[His first thought is to play it off, to turn it into a joke, to put some distance between himself and all of this, because even here and now Yeager's still dreadful at dealing with the past... or any genuine feelings at all, really.
But he takes a moment to suppress that, both because it isn't helpful and because it's not what he really wants to say.]
...Thank you, then. I would be... very angry if you were to leave us now.
[And a lot of things other than "angry", but that's the safest way to word it.]
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But he takes a moment to suppress that, both because it isn't helpful and because it's not what he really wants to say.]
...Thank you, then. I would be... very angry if you were to leave us now.
[And a lot of things other than "angry", but that's the safest way to word it.]