( Man, he is so not interested in having another argument right now. He feels like he's one strong breeze away from snapping something he's gonna regret, and it's taking no small amount of irritation and self-restraint to keep that on lock-down. )

Okay, sure, the next time I have a two and a half second window to react to something, I'll be sure to write you a thesis before I make a move. ( He barely had time to think, let alone speak. ) Look, bottom line? You got out. Whatever happened after that, doesn't matter, that's a mark in the win column, case closed.