Also, Kate wasn't, by nature, overly manipulative. She tended to deal with people in a straight forward manner. Ziva, on the other hand (whether due to her nature or her training), seems to always feel the need to manipulate. Where Tony will find things like "Elf Lord" to hold over McGee, Ziva goes for far more personal weak spots and attacks.
Consider "Probie". Yes, Kate would have likely teased Tony just as much, and probably in some of the same ways about the sperm bank thing, Ziva took it that extra step farther. When Tony was wondering, and honestly worried, about one of his potential offspring having a medical condition, Ziva laughed at him. Kate would have probably worried with him or offered another possibility to ease his mind. "Maybe one of them just want to meet you." Now, she probably would have had something to say about that, but I doubt she would have laughed at him.
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on 2009-01-29 08:45 pm (UTC)Also, Kate wasn't, by nature, overly manipulative. She tended to deal with people in a straight forward manner. Ziva, on the other hand (whether due to her nature or her training), seems to always feel the need to manipulate. Where Tony will find things like "Elf Lord" to hold over McGee, Ziva goes for far more personal weak spots and attacks.
Consider "Probie". Yes, Kate would have likely teased Tony just as much, and probably in some of the same ways about the sperm bank thing, Ziva took it that extra step farther. When Tony was wondering, and honestly worried, about one of his potential offspring having a medical condition, Ziva laughed at him. Kate would have probably worried with him or offered another possibility to ease his mind. "Maybe one of them just want to meet you." Now, she probably would have had something to say about that, but I doubt she would have laughed at him.