"Yeah, yeah," she replied dismissively. She knew he'd been out, but, well, whatever. She'd forgotten. Big deal. "I got this from another friend. Don't look at me like that!" she said without waiting for a reaction. "I have other friends."

Putting the gun down on the nearest flat surface, barrel facing away from either of them, Severa sighed. "I've been telling people that I know how to handle it, but it's obvious I don't. I've never seen this stupid thing before in my life!" That kind of admission was way more common than she liked. "So I was thinking..."

She gave Starscream one of her patented puppy dog eyes looks, reserved for when there was something she reeeeally wanted.

"You could teach me how to use this! And in return, I can defend you with it."