Kieren's expression shifts to disapproval, the words aren't there but it's clear in his eyes: What the fuck, man? Attacking someone, unprovoked? It dips, briefly at the mention of a girl and Kieren glances back to Hickey with raised eyebrows.

The hell's going on here?

Still, Kieren's face screws up and he shakes his head. "Listen. You can't just go around battering people." Christ, it feels like the HVF all over again, in some way, and that's horrifying to him as a concept.

"You do not take the law into your own hands, alright?"