Nosy, arrogant, and a thorn in Team Rocket's side. It would be better to kill you now and move on than to deal with you pushing your nose where it doesn't belong.

But I won't. I won't and I never will. That's gonna cause me a lot of grief in the long run, but I don't want to see you hurt.

[He started out deadly, but now he seems defeated, tired, and- more than anything- passive.]