[Sandy - Hopes he lives to regret this later]
Thankfully, the good engineer had just the sort of eloquent response to defuse this situation.
He promptly clamped his mouth shut, held his goggles on by the lenses, and shook his head stubbornly. "I take orders from...2nd Lieutenant Rainbow...not...Cadet Rainbow...not...you..." he mumbled out through clenched teeth.