"Well, if you're sure you don't mind waiting," he replied, knowing better than to insist on anything she didn't want to do. She wasn't a particularly illogical person, so if she didn't want him to watch her work out, she had to have a good reason for it. "Well, we can always go out and explore the forest around the base, then. Not only will that teach us about terrain so we can use it to our advantage if we ever get attacked, but we'll get to see a lot of nature, too. I've always wondered if the animals on Mars are different from Earth ones."