He didn't think she'd take it so personally as to - what, intentionally avoid him because they didn't seem destined to get along? Maybe he wouldn't mind being left to his own devices, but his bucket of icy-cold hostility was liberally dished out to most people who crossed his path and she was more of the rule than an exception.

"I don't hit women." Hostile and chauvinistic. It must be her lucky day.

"You think I just- go around hittin' people because I'm, what, angry? Outta control? Don't like the colour green? You think they'd let someone like who you think I am loose in a place like this?"