[To Dirk, it's just kind of interesting. A distraction from his work, though. He makes himself reorient on it.]

Armour would be a tactical mistake, in the context of my greatest advantage always being my speed. By the time it comes to needing to use it, I'll be ready to hit abscond and lad scamper the fuck out of there.

[Or like... on the edge of dying anyway. One of the two.]