Arguably, what they're doing is no way to treat anyone, either.
[But he doesn't move, and he shifts back when she moves, offering a sense of distance; he keeps his gaze from lowering any - he doesn't want to imply submissiveness, not in the least - but he'll defer just that much, anyway.
The grunt, on the other hand, looks suspicious as hell before awkwardly pushing himself to his feet; his first priorities seem to be with brushing his pants off, though he mutters something that's definitely thanks, ma'am as he does so.]
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[But he doesn't move, and he shifts back when she moves, offering a sense of distance; he keeps his gaze from lowering any - he doesn't want to imply submissiveness, not in the least - but he'll defer just that much, anyway.
The grunt, on the other hand, looks suspicious as hell before awkwardly pushing himself to his feet; his first priorities seem to be with brushing his pants off, though he mutters something that's definitely thanks, ma'am as he does so.]