"On the contrary," Parry said mildly enough, although he was also – quite obviously – distracted to some measure by, still, tracking to see who, if anyone, he needed to electrocute. "I came here because Alejo asked me to, don't you recall? I did tell you."
There was, in fact, a moderate gentleness to his tone, in speaking to her, far to the contrast of how grim his expression was.
Meanwhile, down on the ground, the Bad Guy™ was stubborn, struggling, hard-headed... but maybe with a weak chin, because at least the punch to the jaw had him stunned, again, if not downright unconscious. But who knew, in the battle of Jaw Vs. Hand, who the real winner was? The jaw wasn't broken, that was for sure.
"Did you want popcorn?" Parry asked Orb, as an afterthought.