After hearing that line, I'm sure the laggard stepped it up. Just like my kids when they hear me deliver a threat about missing a snack. "I'm coming, I'm coming!!"
In his defense, they were double timing, and he had a pebble in his boot.
We also see how dedicated Destro is to the Baroness...err...Cobra...err... his valuable clients.
A very fine issue with enough action and intrigue and a fairly straight-forward plot. Props to Hama!