Ratchet has been trying to be patient up until now, but at that outburst his temper starts to fray.

"Excuse me, stupid? Why didn't I tell you? Because you've been basically AWOL for weeks, maybe? Stupid." His voice goes low and dangerous. "Tarn came in here looking for a t-cog and someone to do a transplant for him. Would you prefer I'd given him what he wanted instead of telling him to go to hell? That I'd used Pharma's hands to fix him? Do you think that would have been better? How dare you--you weren't here! What the hell do you think I should have done!"