Merle was relaxing in her hideaway, almost dozing off in her bed when an angry voice chimed in over the communicator in her ear. She popped an eye open and stared at the ceiling, sighing to herself for a moment before placing a finger to the button.<br/>"Back at HQ. And I'm guessing by your tone that your little fight didn't go so well," she started, a smirk forming on her face. "That's 0-2 against you, Gabe.. You might want to pick your game up a notch. I had more important business to attend to. Besides, you seemed so confident in yourself, why would you ever need me for backup?"<br/><br/>Coronis cawed angrily from its makeshift perch as she spoke, upset that its sleep had been interrupted by the commotion. "Oh shut up, you," was her reply, after letting her hand drop so the microphone was no longer active.