Vinnie wasn't about to be scared away that easily, but neither was he hot-headed enough to just jump headlong into a no win situation (despite what his teammates believed sometimes. Having a temper was one thing, being suicidal was another).

He was going to just keep talking. Absently, he swung the boat oar over his shoulder, resting it there. "Is that really it? Putting part'a the school in slow motion and then sittin' up here, waiting for a fight - that sounds like something different to me."