[ a snort. ] So this was your plan to solidify our friendship? And here I was, thinking that getting my ass kicked by the Head did that.

[ it’s said light heartedly. from the corner of his eye, he notes the mimicry, how she follows his lead like a young hatchling. the rag sweeps behind his neck and ears before he vigorously wipes across his arms. ]

Not feeling it? [ he tosses a bar of soap in her direction. ] Try this.