Veronica blinked once in reaction to those words, momentarily surprised to hear that voice since she hadn't been paying attention to which of her phones she was answering. She resisted releasing sigh, simply rolling her eyes instead as she sat down on the bed, holding that towel closer to her still quite wet body, droplets of water falling onto her lap thanks to her drenched hair. Her mind briefly drifted, recalling the intense training he'd put her through, though literally lifetimes of battle experience had made it considerably easier.<br/><br/>"Why, General, I never expected you to be calling," she murmured a tad too casually into the phone. She slid one of her longs onto the other, leaning back a little as her lips pursed ever so slightly. "Do you have an assignment for me sir?"