[Which now makes him genuinely uncomfortable on two levels. The casual dismissal of their odds is the worse of the two, though. He tries to deal with the first by shrugging, then raising that arm to brush a few strands of hair out of his face, then takes a small step back as he lowers his hand back down to his side. Personal bubble, please.]

Fairly certain, huh. I hope you're not saying that to anyone else. Honesty has its flaws when it makes people give up before they've even started trying, because then they're guaranteed to fail.