"I'm not threatening you," Rinoa said. "I'm reminding you to choose your words with care."

First she was too silly to be professional, and then not intimidating enough, and now he was upset that she was too intimidating.

"I think you're frustrated about this mission and taking it out on me," she added. "You're pretending that your comments about my appearance have something to do with me being taken seriously so you can justify making snide remarks."