_{[A-AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO ASK WHAT.]}

... Okay. Much better.

UM.

So.

_{[Okay, now came the awkward part. How exactly did you ask somebody if they'd mind trying to beat you up every so often?]}

During that whole ... glitched out thing, this guy I know gave me some food for thought. _{[The brief spar with Kisame had been fairly educational and his comment later about whether or not she had any friends who could teach her more about fighting had gotten her to thinking. After all, she did hang around with two so-called supersoldiers...]}