Meat Shield had fully expected Darkcloud to make her slow walk out of the room, but he didn't hear a single footstep. By the time his mind had started rearranging some of the handgun's pieces to fit each other, her footsteps still didn't move away. He barely heard her final step when she placed her hand on his shoulder, surprising him. He turned to face her, because she seemed to be stuck between a rock and a hard place for a long moment. Then, all of a sudden, she was on her toes, delivering a First Class kiss on his lips, to which he could not respond with anything but returning the favor, and making sure she kept her balance. Her next words surprised her, but they did give him a little peace. He didn't fully understand what she meant by ever wanting a pet, but he had a good guess as to what entailed. Again, something to wait until after the mission to worry about. After her words, she slowly walked out of the room, in such a way he couldn't resist admiring her body as she disappeared from his view.