[In general, yes, Oswald is a very expectant person. He expects things will be done when he says it purely because he has said it and resistance just seems generally nonsensical to him at this point.

In response to the taller man's stalling, Oswald gives an exaggerated eyeroll and a slightly dramatic sigh as makes an exasperated outward gesture with his arms.]

What are you going to do, set something on fire outside and huddle around it to spite me? There's a saying for things like that: cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Are you always this unwaveringly mule-like in response to offers to assist?