[ Cain lifts his hands in a gesture of surrender. As much as he wants to bring a little levity to the situation, he's not cruel enough to continue the joke this far, offering false hope. ]

I wish I could say that, but the observation room's not being very cooperative, either. I was working on getting the console to respond properly when you passed by.

[ He's still a little put out that his hard-earned security clearance isn't being accepted all of a sudden! Hmph. ]