She knew it was Gaila's harmless teasing like always but she hadn't really wanted to hear it. She'd been acting so unlike herself that her own behavior was weighing a bit heavily on her. Christine Chapel had not been acting practically. Simple as that.
But at Gaila's teasing Christine just looked rather horrified. "Except not, considering he's reminded me exactly how big of a jackass he can be and helped me get over whatever momentary blip that was." Never mind the fact that their working relationship had returned to normal, but they hadn't had another issue.