Fine, you can be a General if you like, but you're still just throwing out inane comments.

[Okay, now she's gaining ground. Eye contact returns to Buffy, and she folds her arms, trying to look imposing and serious]

Look, if you're going to shoot the breeze with me, maybe we should go somewhere rather than standing in the street like idiots. This goes double if you actually have a point for this conversation.

[Like Winry, it has to be about her, right?]