"Don't call me a Quill, you Knife!" the Operator grumbled.
The 'Knife' snickered. He wanted to anger the 'Quill' and make him do the first move so that he'd have the excuse to retaliate. The Vanguard was just waiting so that he'd be able to teach the pretentious Operator a lesson.
He didn't want a nobody like Atlan to interfere with this.
The Operator couldn't help but be angry at the Vanguard. Knives were always arrogant and disrespected the Quills any time something happened. And if things did go well, then they wouldn't get the recognition they deserved.
So, the Operator wanted to show them that 'Quills' were just as equal in strength as the 'Knives'.
While the Vanguard was laughing to himself, the Operator lunged towards him with a straight right jab right down to his face. He was surprisingly agile with his movements, leaving the Vanguard surprised at the attack.