[His face shifts to something more deeply concerned and he flicks on the video feed, imploring.]

Drift, no. Please tell me why this bothers you.

[But then he stops at the abrupt turn of the conversation.]

[If this is Drift's way of proving the point, he's doing a fine job of it.]

Well, I was going to offer an apology, but. Perhaps you should let me know what's on your mind first? [In case he needs to make an addendumn.]