[It's a herculean effort for Reeve to keep a straight face. She's used to being talked down to, even to outright verbal abuse, but Kuja-- Kuja's brand of arrogance is refreshingly grand and ornamented, it's hard to mind! She's tempted to give a little bow, so she does.]

Yes, that's a sad reality of the process, I'm afraid.
So, what will you do next? Now that your project is finished? I hope you're not planning a coup.
[Reeve's smile is wry, and she's plainly being flippant.] I wouldn't want you to get into trouble-- where would I get work?