[ John would understand, if they weren't dancing around this topic. He doesn't like violence for it's own sake, but there's something satisfying about moving his body just right, when the shot lines up perfectly. He wants to be better than that person some days, wants to say he could forgo all violence, but it's been part of his life so long that it's impossible to deny. ]

That sounds satisfying. And educational. And practical.

[ But he does note that she picks up some thread, so he changes the topic. He doesn't think he'll get anything significantly more from her and would prefer not to get into too many details about himself. In the back of his mind he recognizes that he and Harold have agreed to get along with people here, cooperate, help them, but in this precise moment the old John has taken over and he finds himself shying away from revealing anything personal. Is it because he recognizes she could be a very real threat? Perhaps.

He'll have to talk with Harold about this conversation. ]

Do you know how to make these things? I've been trying to get the knots right but it's not quite working out.