Hiei's approach doesn't deter the fit of laughter in the slightest, although he has managed to compose himself by the time the question is asked, still smirking with amusement even despite the jab that follows.

"Just imagining the look on Yusuke’s face at being lumped in with Koenma." That's all, nothing to see here. Certainly not digging his heels in about the human’s authority over the group, at the expense of Hiei's stoked anger on the subject.

When the fire apparition asks if he'd lost his mind, Kurama takes a moment to look thoughtful, "You know, everyone does keep asking that..."

Since they'd met, Hiei accused him of being crazy at one level or another, so he really didn't think too much of it, but it really had become a habit by now and not just with him. Not that the fox seems bothered in the least, brushing past the reference to Bakken pointedly, aware that it had been a bit of a sore spot and not wanting to dredge any of that back up.

“I'm fine, actually.”