"You've never met Derek Reese. My standards when it comes to men being dicks are impossibly high," she reminds him evenly, forcibly staying at his side as she ignores the instinct to drop behind and watch his tail. "And tough. You're getting my company. Look at it this way. If you want to just field-strip guns, I'll be happy to, but maybe I don't want to be alone right now, okay?" she says sharply.