That makes him laugh, though not in a mean way. It's the kind of laugh where he's definitely amused, but in the way a joke is meant to be shared. With her, not at her.

"De deck ain't jus' Jokers, non. I tuck dose at de back 'cause I was playin' solitaire earlier. An', if I lose de Joker? Ain't no hardship. No use for it in de main deck no how." He tucks the card away, back in the same place at the back of the deck. "Though ain't nobody who knows me back home gonna disabuse you of de idea I got a flair for de dramatic." He offers her a grin. "As for de 'splosions? Dat's somet'in' I got some control over. Could be jus' enough dat de card goes to ash. Or I could use several to clear an obstruction. Jus' depen's on what I need at de time."