Connor's eyes narrow - Hank backing off means he isn't convinced, and that means Connor will have to go over his own answer later to find out what wasn't convincing. In absence of knowing what gave him away - or what gave Hank the false idea that there's something to back off from - Connor might have to limit his contact with Hank. Just until he can start acting in a more appropriate way, close up whatever stray branches in his code keep tripping up this meeting and sending it stumbling into unwanted directions.

Connor loosens his hold on Hank's hand enough that, unless Hank makes some attempt to keep Connor's hand held in his, their hands will drop. There's a risk Hank will take that as some kind of indicator of a mood that isn't there, since Hank seems to be doing that already, so Connor gives him a small, friendly smile as he does it. His free hand dips into his pocket, and comes out with his quarter. His free hand flips the quarter over its fingers. His eyes stay on Hank.

"If that's going to be too difficult for you to keep up," he says, eyebrows raised, his smile a little more smug again, a little less polite but, conversely, a little more likely to read to Hank as genuinely friendly, "you can continue to be unpleasant without compromising the mission. I can be friendly enough for both of us."