Arthur takes that to mean 'stop being upsetti spaghetti' rather than 'stop being literally an insane person'; his response is an unamused noise. "On this ship? Getting back implies I was ever there to begin with."

He turns a look of frustrated accusation in Smith's general direction. "You're -- really going to tell me all of this, and tell me to talk to a woman who knows more, and-- and then refuse to tell me how to contact her? Is this a game?"