[Hayley believes Solomon. She believes that he means every word and that, if she's not careful, he'll be all too happy to take control of her life completely. There's no fear or intimidation, however. Only caution. Having trained with the likes of Bruce Banner and Batman, having dealt with the repercussions of nearly killing Superman with Kryptonite, having dated Bart, Solomon's warnings fall mostly on deaf ears. Really, his accepting her terms in any way puts her ahead in her mind.

The girl has a knack for getting in over her head.]

Authority? Sure. Respect? That might be a little harder. It's not you. It's me. I'm not great at respecting people. [There's some truth to that.] I'm not saying no, I'm just saying you might have to tell me when I'm being disrespectful, you know?