JACK:
%% Did I really call him "honey"? Oh, guess I did. Oh well, no helpin' it now. %%
((Jack takes a deep breath as he looks up at L.D, with his razor sharp claws pointing straight at 'em. He doesn't have anything remotely dangerous nearby, and doubts that flickin' his belt buckle would impress anybody...... Still.....))
((Jack peers at L.D. for a moment, a combination of fear and anger crossing over his features. Then he jerks up from his chair with lightning speed and pointedly speaks to L.D, suddenly remembering many years ago the elocution lessons he had taken in High School as his required elective, afore he dropped out.))
**Sir, I do not see how you were offended by my recent title of endearment for you, but I will not fight you. Not here. Not ever. You are a guest in my house, and I do not tolerate rudeness. You have no command here over the rules of my household or of my children, and if you have any respect for either human decency or a man's responsibility towards his family and his household, you will desist this savage barbarism at once!**
((Jack wrinkles his nose in distaste.))
**It is apparent that you have a strong advantage in your selection of weaponry, but that is no excuse for intolerable behavior.**