Could Rome have a conniption?

According to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of conniption is 'a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm'. The other day I presented to you Rei's first encounter with MINIMCOM at the beginning of Part 2 of Rome's Revolution. I left off a little bit of the conversation so I am including it here:

     “Impressive, am I not?” MINIMCOM said regally.
     Rei laughed. This was the first time that Rei had ever heard him crack a joke. Maybe spending this much time with humans was beginning to rub off on him.
     “Yes, you are,” he said. “Before we do anything, can you patch me through to Rome? I think she was going to have a conniption about me leaving.”
     “What is a conniption?” MINIMCOM asked.
     “You don’t want to know,” Rei replied. “Just patch me through.”
     “Connected,” MINIMCOM said.
     “Romey?” Rei asked tentatively.
     “Yes, mau emir. I am here,” came her beautiful voice through the very same grille that MINIMCOM used.

One of my reviewers felt Rome was incapable of such a reaction. Here is what he said:

I also had some difficulty with Rei and Rome, who both felt somewhat... I dunno... caricatured to me. I've never really known people to act as they do, so it was hard to buy into them. Conversely, OMCOM and MINIMCOM were very engaging... largely, they were the most interesting to me.

I've heard this criticism from others, in different forms. Basically, Rome and Rei are too reasonable and rational to be full three-dimensional characters. Now everybody is entitled to their opinion and I think there is some validity to this but not completely. I worked very hard to convey to you the character's feelings through visuals. Rome crying, Rei clutching his chest and so on. The fact is, Rome came from a culture where emotions were to be suppressed to the point where they were supposed to be more like automatons. Rome's progress to get in touch with her feelings was not an overnight process. Interestingly, to some degree, this process was acknowledged in a professional review of Rome's Evolution on Risingshadow. This is what the reviewer said:

The protagonists are endearing three-dimensional characters. What I like most about the protagonist is that they feel realistic. Although they're intelligent and they seem to be perfect, they also have human traits and faults that make them vulnerable.

I guess the bottom line is a quote from the very same reviewer cited at the top of this article:

You can never please everyone, no matter how good or bad you are at it, so, this can be taken with your preferred measure of salt.