Possible Clues:

• Did the ship get broken in such a stinging way?
• Had been an expression of disdain - cranky
• Buzzer is heard initially to be easily irritated
• Was the ship broken in bits? That's nasty
• Petulant desire to lock up poisoner
• Irritable desire to eat snake
• Spiteful desire to squash snake
• Tart with desire to embrace Egyptian poisoner
• Testy
• Hard to hobnob with