[ Maybe someday it'll be nice. Who knows? ]

Good advice, though I'm guessing you think the "get along" part is the easy one. Trust me, getting a gun is way simpler than getting along with other people.

[ There's a pause, and she gives Maria a cursory up-and-down look. There was no real telling if someone did or didn't know how to handle a weapon. In that vein, she hardly wanted to assume. ]

Unless you're worried about handling one?