[Yeah, WOW, EXCUSE YOU.]

Yeah, you're welcome. Pain in the ass...

[Oh, but yep, that... that sure is a head lolling in their direction, and the most he gives it is a slight cringe.]

What do you mean? Head soccer is the new thing right now.

[But this isn't the time for jokes. He frowns, risking a glance at the fighting again.]

What made them snap, though? It seemed all stuffy and polite just a minute or two ago...