Yep. Any answer Ivan can think of to that question will only lead to disappointment. Why are some people mean? It's a question that many have tried to answer, and there's no easy answer for it if there is one at all.

"I'm not going to take that if that's what you're worried about." He had been fascinated with the blue lights but not enough to take one from someone else or to hold it when another wants it. Seeing her clutch it makes him stop walking toward her. No threat here.