Yes, well ancient Chinese wisdom held out here. Call a child a bad name, and he will surely live up to it. Which is why Zoe refused to admit he was being a bit of a jerk. Positive thoughts, positive outcome.
"There's nothing wrong with defending yourself," she pointed out. Just because she was a pacifist didn't mean she expected everyone to be. Besides, if he really was a complete bastard, he would have hurt her. Because he could. He was a better person than he realized.
She was almost disappointed when he let go of her. "I should get going," she admitted. "It's supposed to be my day off, but with everything, I wanna make sure they don't need help. Like you said, people gotta eat."
Zoe shrugged a shoulder. "So, dinner when? Do you want me to bring anything?"