[ relatively lightly, ]

You want me to pick up your flaming heap of dogshit and do something with it? No, thanks. Leave it to burn out and go water the grass.

[ there's plenty of good left to do: you only kicked off because someone lit a spark. deal with the good stuff and, yes, Stephen will quietly add making sure Clarke doesn't go away feeling entirely like she's been chased off by a pack of rabid dogs to his to do list, but that's the only cleanup he can see needs covering. ]