Alright Weiss, take your rapier, make like Polnareff stabbing a hoe and…

Call me an optimist (or an idiot) but I think he's being a jackass on purpose. "Hey Weiss! You're not the heiress! You don't have any obligation to stay in Atlas. Nothing's holding you back from going off and saving the world! Oh, excuse me, I need to tie my shoe for about… Thirty minutes. Now, whatever you do, don't run away and join your friends on their adventures. And you especially shouldn't exit through the open gateway from the gardens. If you'll excuse me…"