A) It does not matter whether the FA was male or female, though I tend to more fully develop characters than most in my stories so you'll have to choose to skip over such details going forward.

B) He was glaring about the crossed legs. Despite not realizing it, I was clearly blocking his access to his seat and he wanted through. I don't know if he said anything due to my bulky, yet effective noise cancelling headphones that were busy whispering sweet nothings into my ears in an attempt to calm my muted rage.