<strong>"Ah, so you wanted more 'hands on' maybe?  Something more serious?"</strong>she said, nodding her head, smirking<strong>"Would you like me to attack you?  Try and beat the hell out of you, to see how you can defend yourself?  Would that have been better than playing a trick, offering you a beer and being friendly?"</strong><br/><br/>She didn't seem to move, ready herself, or anything of the sort, if that said anything.<br/><br/><strong>"First thing you should know: the way things are at the College?  Not the way most here run things."</strong>she said, matter-of-factly<strong>"They're a bit stuck on... tradition.  Me?  Most out here?  Not so much, they know it we know it but when we meet up we stick to 'their' ways.  Needless to say, most of us are not far up on the food chain in terms of leadership out here, but we also have this strange tendency of functioning outside of the University... so would you prefer to sit here, have a beer or five with me, or should I do a 'formal' initiation, you know, that thing you already did?"</strong>