1) Not very. Hard to swing a bat.

2) B: Any purpose can be made nefarious, if taken to the extreme. We exercise restraint.

3) B: Not at all. Most decline right away, or take it as a joke. And that’s fine.

4) B just sort of shrugged and left. He’s never had a problem with Simple, though.

5) I wouldn’t know.

6) Being insulted is stressful. And stress doesn’t discriminate. It can hurt anyone over anything.