Ax daintily stepped up behind Beastboy.

< I think you need to cool off in the Brig, > he said publically. Then, privately, he added. < Go limp, I'm going to pretend to knock you unconscious. >

He swung out with the flat of his tailblade, aiming to stop the blow a millimeters from Beastboy's temple. No point in risking actually causing brain damage to a crew member, after all...