He wilted at the outright rejection and shrugged.

"Alright yeah there's no reason. But that doesn't mean I'm giving up."

And then after a moment he added "I mean I am for now because like...you're working. I'm annoying but I'm not gonna be a jerk about it." And frankly he was still afraid of her.

"Sooner or later, when you least expect it? I'll figure out something nice I can do to prove I'm worth being friends with! then we'll be a lean green heroic machine! Nature's protectors or whatever."