Once again, he let the comment about Gaila go without a retort of his own. He was only using the Orion woman as a pawn in his plans. There wasn't any danger of becoming attached, thanks to his discovery and subsequent use of the hormone suppressors he'd stolen from Medical, which allowed him to keep a clear head when dealing with the Orion. Granted, there had been a few times when he'd run into her without the suppressors as backup, but he was certain that he wasn't in any danger of falling prey to her. Of course, there was the troubling matter of the fact that he was beginning to suspect his interest in her was perhaps a shade more than simply seeing her use as a tool, but he wasn't going to dwell on that. Not here, not right now.

He caught the movement of her hands out of the corner of his eye and tensed slightly, his own hand twitching slightly in preparation of pulling a blade of his own. Was she really going to pull a knife on him here? It would end badly for both of them, she had to know that. "Just a friendly question, love," he replied, his tone at odds with the way he was flexing his fingers now. One wrong move, and he'd have a knife in his hand in a flash. "No need tae get so defensive about it."