[Making her feel small... the words resonate strongly with how she often feels in those situations, even though she'd never heard it put that way. Come to think of it, he'd been pretty entertained at her reactions up until she finally got angry. Nothing he said got to her then, and he finally left her alone.
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She doesn't want to just snap and bite people's heads off every time someone makes a few rude comments. But... maybe Kainé has a point about people like that thinking they've won if she gets flustered.]
So... it's like they want me to react that way? And if I don't...
[It's sinking in!]