At this point, he was planning on being careful of where he put his parts and how. He was not looking for a repeat performance, especially with the reminder of it rattling around in his pocket. Of course, it wasn't all bad. It had earned him good company, and it seemed that his future was going to require the use of medics all the time if this was happening.

"Promises are a little childish, don't you think? How about I give you my word that I won't hold back?" As far as he was concerned, if she was in the military and been in active combat, she was no slouch and that earned his respect. "I'm nothing special, Lieutenant. I'm a soldier who served my country, just like you."