Metabee may not have been totally familiar with the language, but the intent was clear enough. He scowled at the implication, batting away Waspinator's hand. "I exercise plenty, thanks. If anybody should worry, it's you. I thought you were a wasp, not a Hoover," he said pointedly.

The pout earned nothing but a snort. "Not yet. But don't tempt me. I'm tryna stay on the good side of the folks here." He did not want to be in the bad graces of Ruka's father figure, much as he loved food fights.