He gave her an offended look. "I am NOT abrasive. I am lacking in people skills. I specialized in killing things quickly, efficiently, and in quantity. And while I admit that I am lacking somewhat outside of that skill set, I am NOT abrasive. And will electrocute anyone other than you that says otherwise."<br/><br/>He gave his mate an exaggeratedly wise nod , before settling down. "So, anything else I need to deal with before I instigate the next disaster? Or should I get back to pretending to craft that while you run off and soothe your mother's ruffled ego?"