As much as she loathes to admit it, she can be difficult to communicate with when she's in one of her moods, and most of the time, she'd rather be firing off a gun at an unmoving target than actually making an attempt to talk out her feelings. It's the way she's wired, she makes no move to apologize for it. But something tells her that Castle doesn't mind that quirk in her.

"It was an opportunity to scope out a subject, not a ballroom dancing competition," she answers. "I wasn't aware I was being judged."