"Ado-" the Brash Devil sputtered a bit with wide eyes, and if Devils could blush he would clearly be very red in the face. He seemed to recover as he retorted, "Oh that's all rich, coming from you. What was it you said just now? 'You'd make a stunning cadaver'? Given your reaction just now, I'm sure you're really looking forward to laying the Professor on your table, getting a first hand account of how they function."

Someone unfamiliar might take his anger as real, especially given how sensitive he can be, but Maven could see there was no real heat to it. Plus, with how weird things had gotten between him and Tailor, she knew he was missing some fun and friendly teasing and antagonism, even if she knew he was in denial of thinking of Tailor as a friend in the first place.