[ when will Leon learn to be nice? asking for a friend here... ]

Maybe you should just calm down, take a few breaths. That'll most likely help you stop being so tense. The robot is probably sensing that and is processing it as negative feedback, which is why it's stopping you.

[ basically -- relax buddy. and he lifts up a hand just in case Leon might retort. ]

Don't yell either. That just raises your blood pressure.