[ someone else might find her words a lot stranger than Stiles — as it is, he takes her admission of hearing what he feels in stride, simply nodding thoughtfully as though it makes perfect sense. and yeah, maybe she's not a werewolf, or a were-anything, but he'll get into the hows of it later.

now, he focuses on answering her. ] Defensive? ... yeah, I guess I did. [ he breathes out, scratches the back of his neck as he searches for the words. ] It just pisses me off, you know? People deciding they want to be part of the law enforcement for, for glory, or the pay, or they think it's going to make others think better of them. It's not about that, or arresting people because you don't like how they look, or what they said, or — [ he pauses to draw breath, to make his rapid flow of words slow down. ]

It's about helping those who need help... about defending those who can't defend themselves. [ just as Allison's hunter code... that's what being a member of law enforcement should be about. that's what he wants to do with his life. ]