[ honestly, it'd be a battle he'd be willing to be a spectator for, since rosi is as large as he is, even more of a challenge to take on for those that had originally been willing to take a chance on pouncing on kovacs despite his own extended height. ]

Sounds like you've had better luck with people than I've had.

[ then again, in his world, most everyone's become an asshole for some reason or another. ]

Been to a few chillier places myself, but for the most part, they tend to avoid settlement on the colder planets. Never really a lot of sense in settling down where food's gonna be scarce anyway. Not that there isn't still the occasional winter. But I think people just choose to border up and keep to themselves then.