He gives her one of those Looks that deserves the capital L. "I don't know, Kate. You want to run out there after me again? I told you last time, all you had to do was ask. I'd probably be real happy to hold the door open for you."

She doesn't make any demands; she's real low-key. Easy on the eyes, pretty, smart, brave, funny. Bottom line is she'd make a fuck of a Turk herself, probably, if she's any good with a gun. Lady like that probably is, too.

"And I mean it too. You like it over there? There's better cities than Midgar."