[His smile doesn't even falter a little bit.]

You're not the first and you definitely won't be the last to call me that, Aelita.

But hey, I have a pretty sweet deal for you all: if you guys promise not to try to get even with me, I promise to let you guys all go back home, with all of you the "winners". I'll even throw in a nice consolation prize as a thank you.

[It's probably a DVD set of the show.]