Kijani walked with them, noticing Connor's shakiness but deciding not to mention it. She wouldn't know what to say in the first place. "Yeah... I wonder who did it." That pipe hadn't burst by accident. Someone must have intervened. "Connor... the way you stood up for yourself in there." She stared at her wet, squeaking sneakers as she spoke. "It was pretty awesome. I mean... you look like the easily pushed around type, but you sure don't act like it." A smile lit her eyes. "It was awesome to watch."

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"Men are more prone to allowing themselves anger and aggressive feelings above all others. It's just the way they've been trained. Women are more free with their emotional range, but they can be just as violent." Devika kept her voice calm. "Do you want me to... help? Or would you like to just continue the breathing?" She could remove some of the building anger from Kalinda and get it out more easily.