Yeah, that'd be preferable. [That's an understatement.] See how he likes being a pincushion.

Maybe it's dumb - keep your mouth shut when a girl's complaining, or she'll kick you off - but I feel like I've got something to prove now.

[She's going to cut off any preemptive responses of "Yes, it's dumb." It both is and isn't like dealing with her professor friend sometimes; they do about as well with her fishing.]