[Wow, so a big buff dude is capable of saying sorry! That's actually kind of wild. Maybe he spent too much time around Jaeger pilots who apologize by awkwardly giving you bottles of liquor or nodding at you in some weird across-the-room recognition or something. That doesn't defuse the outrage, because his face still hurts, but it's placed into consideration before it's promptly left on the wayside!

The mugger's mouth parts, maybe to speak, brow furrowed in some part confusion and some part a different breed of outrage. But Newt shoves his finger in the guy's face.]

Unless you're a parrot, don't you fucking dare, man! [okay back to kovacs] I can't believe you hit me! And why are you asking a creepy stabby criminal for back-up? Don't ask the creepy stabby criminal for back-up! It's not even remotely affirmatory!

[Okay, uhhhh.

The mugger's gonna. Try to stab you, Kovacs. Since you're the one holding him.

It's step one for him, honestly, which is just a really bad step.]