Hitting people over the back of the head is gauche. [ He said that in utmost seriousness. ] I'll totally gas you or otherwise incapacitate you in a nonviolent manner. I'm a villain, not a cad.

[ He sniffs, just a little disdainful; she thought him so crude, then? Fine. But he nods, listening,y es, yes yes, whatever. ]

I see you've had to deal with this before. I suggest you tell me what's beyond the wall, as opposed to leaving it to my insatiable curiosity, at which point I will cut through the wall simply because you told me not to and I'll want to know what I'm not supposed to be poking with a stick.

[ She's a scientist, she'll understand, right? ]