A silent kind of amused laughter shakes their shoulders. Now negotiation and diplomacy isn't the league of Dr. Pace (it's more of dissecting people and stitching them back up together again, really) but flattery and words don't work on them, so that's a yes on the 'not be tricked by them' part - or at least if that what the other has implied.
"They sound horrible," they express their mind. Got their head bitten - was that literal? If so, then the doctor wouldn't have much problem handling the fair. "I'm a fast learner, surely I'll handle them off with little touble. Not to mention, I could use some... inspiration. When do we start?"
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Rather than the professional image Pace has made themself of, what greets you is a sight of them leaning against their office chair, their legs on the table with their head propped against a hand. They don't look very sorry or ashamed of their manners, either.
"So, I'm too tired to walk and do it myself," they start, their voice trailing off, which is some proof that they are not lying. They slide a piece of paper across the desk, presenting it to you. It appears to be a grocery list, and I quote - coffee, as much as the bag can fit, also a lot of eggs, 16kg of broccoli... the list goes on like any normal grocery lists to ever exist, but at the end of the list, it's not a brand or an item or anything, it's the name of a person.
Pace only yawns at your questioning look, at least they have the decency to cover their mouth. "Oh, right, yeah - I want him alive. Don't bring me a dead body."