[ Oh no. Either he knows the joke she's making, or else he's just sincerely joking, and both of those are bad for Ritsuka's calm in different ways. I just made a stupid movie joke with a self-aware mecha!! versus oh god, what's the deal with this version of Camelot? ]

Yeah? ...You mind telling me how it's silly? There's no, uh, weird selection processes just to get in, are there...?