I - I know this isn't the important question here, but is a leash... standard for treatment?

[Then he sets his cup down]

Well, I admit I should have been more patient, our experiences are quite different, as would our responses to different pressures, that is something I should be more aware of - I will say the... reason I didn't respond towards the end is.

[He held his hand up sheepishly]

I have a tendency to short-circuit things when I'm upset, and I didn't want Gehring to get after me for breaking yet another phone. I won't lie, it did hurt to hear those kind of words.