Oh, and there's also Satoko and Rika's insults to Oner to deal with. Ascot might admit to having a stick up his ass, but he won't take any sass at any of his friends, especially 'Heartless thing who talks down to others'. Although, to be honest, I could see how Oner can be seen as talking down to Rika and Satoko.

[b]Edit:[/b] Still isn't enough justification for that insult. Honestly, I'm conflicted about Ascot's reaction to Satoko and Rika now; on the one hand, he recognizes how wrong he was and genuinely wants to reconcile and apologize, on the other hand, calling Oner a thing just because of his nonhuman heritage is something that genuinely offends Ascot. Yes, Oner talked down to the two; still no justification for outright [i]speciesm[/i].