"You have given me no reason to feel offended, I assure you." she promised, a comforting smile spreading over her features. "Only it's simply a little different, I'm not used to one being quite so direct without, as you say, 'mincing your words'." Mel grimaced slightly as she repeated the phrase, as if she had trouble forming the words. It was certainly one she had not heard before herself, so using it seemed a bit strange to her.