Karkat tosses his arms up, spread fingers gesturing somewhere off at the ceiling. "Congratulations! I've fought monsters, too, and died seven times! Eight if you count a technicality!"

One arm drops, the other slipping smoothly to point at her like a jab to the air. "Playing ooh I'm so tough when you can't even fight without losing your sword in the target isn't going to earn you intimidation points, you mewling child. People are going to see right through it, find your openings, and off you without a second glance. Is that what you want?"