Look at me when you talk, you boor.

[ Just because this boy is so much (mumble grumble) taller than Valmont doesn't mean he can get away with not even looking him in the eye. It's not so much "common courtesy" as it is "courtesy that Valmont, specifically, deserves because he's more important than you". ]

And no, last I checked, it was California. Though I can't be certain; I'm told kidnappers are fond of crossing state lines.