[It's not a direct answer, no, but it did tell Kimblee exactly what he'd wanted to know, and he's satisfied with it; Carlisle is decidedly less so, shifting his weight a bit and making a bit of an agitated noise. Kimblee can't say that he doesn't understand why - you could cut the tension in the air with a knife, and that tension is a large part of the reason why he isn't recalling Carlisle in the first place. He reaches out to place a hand against the creature's side, a clear indication that he should settle a bit, but otherwise?

Let's just say that hitting Kimblee is a very bad idea indeed, Archer.]

Didn't I tell you that there would be another outburst?

[His tone isn't mocking or cruel, even though it's clear that the question is a rhetorical one; however, it isn't gentle, either. Just very calm.]

I do believe you, you know. When you say you aren't replacing him.