<"Yes, I know it's bouncy; it's kind of the point..."> she stated, and then continued <"If you promise to wear that sort of thing... well, I might let you keep it; I'm a bit too<em>old</em>for that look anyway, but you've got... hm... I'd say five years to wear it still?"><br/><br/>On to the next topic though... as she tried to figure out non-home food.  Takeout, perhaps?  Maybe a nice sort of steak... her favorite!<br/><br/>"Well, you've told me some about them, but tell me about the strategies and times they've shown up after you." she said, pulling out some steaks and setting up the indoors grill "I know about their background from you, but what strategies have they used?  When have they made their move?  Thing is, if we can determine when they tend to attack, then we can force their hand, because otherwise they'll be surprising<em>us</em>one day... and I do<em>not</em>like those sorts of surprises.  Given their backgrounds, we can work out ways of removing them, hopefully without getting as 'wet' as we did today..."