"Jarvis, Ana. My mother when she had the time." All his bad habits, honestly came from Howard and Obie. "You, once, when I was being a particularly stubborn little shit."

The details are vague but the notion remains: You ask, you ask politely, and you accept the answer you're given. He might not always remember step one but usually if he does? He manages to follow through. Most of the time. About forty two, forty three percent of the time. Sort of.