[And that doesn't put him off. In the slightest. Not even a tiny bit.]

You know who I am. So you should know that I am simply doing as I do. Drama and theatrics are the hallmarks of any proper hero, and if Hercules abandons them, then what is he but a fraud?

[Briefly, he goes back to being serious, gently poking at her arm.]

Besides, everyone is worth the effort.