"Yeah, well at least someone is amused because I'm sure as hell not," Rikki replied flatly. She was pretty sure the idea wasn't so much to get her secret out as it was to confirm that it was real and they had the right subject. Rikki was patently convinced that she was here because she was about to become the science experiment of the century.

In spite of herself, Rikki laughed a little at his comment about being impressed. "It impresses me, too, sometimes. I haven't been able to do it for very long; just a few years," she replied as she slowly started to close her first. She did, at least, have the grace to look a little bit apologetic to him when she saw the steam starting to rise out of his clothes and hair.

"I appreciate that," she said honestly, a small smile on her face as her fist continued to close until the steam started to dissipate. By the time she finished, her fist had been completely closed and she opened her hand again, setting it at her side. "All right, mate?"