i swear i don't mean to suck at plotting, but i'm more than up for this! his humor can extend into the 'unintentionally mean-spirited' so he'd probably be warming up for a match with cal, see her working a bag maybe, and crack some joke about her possibly needing something smaller (like one of these) that won't bruise her pretty little hands. which he also might've thought was a little flirtatious? but ended up presenting as snipey.