"Listen, hey, I was just going to ignore him, but then he slapped me with a glove. ...And, okay, yes, then the rest from there was egged on by Araceli." Sorry, bro, but it's the truth. "Besides, then he would've gloated and called it a forfeit or something. You guys have, like, rules here about dueling for honor and crap. Also, yes, he definitely was treating you like an object. And that can't stand. You're not a prize to be won."