[Aaand now it's actual laughing - or more like wheezing, the kind that just sorta rasps into his words.
Still not enough to shut himself up accidentally with a coughing fit.]

Listen to ya, sayin' shit like "degenerate" - I'm one o' them enough for the three of us, thank you very much!

[Said as he touches the tips of his metal claws to his chest in a gesture that makes him look almost proud to say that.
If this were anyone else, it might have even come with some bat eyelashes for emphasis.
Because of course.]

Case in point... unless you gotta problem with it, I'ma watch.