Brendan's hands were drawn away, because he raised them up in his own defense. "Hey!" he said, "Sorry. I didn't mean diminutive, I meant... fierce? I don't know." He laughed.
He then rose to his feet, drawing up to his full size and immediately showcasing that Brendan had a good point when he called anyone diminutive, let alone Van. "Do you need me to get anyone else?" he said, as he discreetly adjusted himself in his baggy gym shorts. "Like, a shirt?"