[Because she's got blood all over her face from that split lip, for one. Because she's going to have one hell of a shiner. Because--]
I'm not interested in kicking the shit out of you.
[--Because that's what this is, right? Asking for a beating. Doesn't know why, but knows that look. Knows what it's like to drive headlong into something she knows it going to chew her up and spit her out again. She's not here to do that. Not when it's clear enough that a good smack isn't rattling anything loose except for maybe Parker's teeth.
Shepard squares to her, razor straight line of her shoulders. Chin up. Looks down her nose at the girl.]
time travel!!
I'm not interested in kicking the shit out of you.
[--Because that's what this is, right? Asking for a beating. Doesn't know why, but knows that look. Knows what it's like to drive headlong into something she knows it going to chew her up and spit her out again. She's not here to do that. Not when it's clear enough that a good smack isn't rattling anything loose except for maybe Parker's teeth.
Shepard squares to her, razor straight line of her shoulders. Chin up. Looks down her nose at the girl.]