[Oh, no-- she steps forcibly in front of him, cutting him off.]

Ask. This isn't your laboratory; the least you can do is respect that.

[She lingers there, just to make a point . . . and then takes a step back, because he is intelligent enough to warrant an opinion. A very minor one.]

I've had it up to here with short, skinny men acting like they own the place.

[Riku, Bruce, Newt . . . is this the Invincible? Do people just come and go as they please?]