Emet's response is not as much of a surprise as it would be if Dirk wasn't certain the man is just telling him whatever it is he thinks Dirk wants to hear. Which is a risky strategy: this is Dirk, after all. It's so easy to get him wrong.

As a result, Dirk tends to find it insulting at best. At worst, it's obnoxious to the point of becoming actively antagonistic.

Emet, though... Emet is surprisingly good at it.

So when Dirk's eyebrows rise over the tops of his shades, it's genuine. It's a real novelty, listening to someone else's words and hearing his own thoughts reflected in them. Without even his own direction or narration to make it happen... fabrication or not, he likes it.

As is often the case, though, his reaction otherwise very subdued--just the partial upturn of one corner of his mouth.

"Ah. I see you're a man of culture as well."