Alice shook her head and laughed. "Ignorance is bliss. Without responsibilities or true worries we could be like that too. But his mind is different as well, he feels he always has the ability to move away if things become too intense. People like us...sometimes we need to stay even if it hurts." Gently her hand cupped Athena's arm, a clear reference to her and Minerva. "I wouldn't want to give it up. I'd rather be more aware than not, even if it comes with a price."<br/><br/>Hopping down she moved around her to her other side, leaning against the counter as she found a better position to watch from. "From the old airport. Some old lady was ready to kill him when he jumped into it. Fortunately he has his own money. All that money for nothing more than food, and I suppose rent." She mused, wondering always if what she was spending her money on was worth her time. A quick mental check and she nodded to herself.<br/><br/>"And I don't think he needs to cook meat. I wouldn't have wanted any anyway. Who knows what strange meat like that could do to us if not cooked properly. Even if it is, we may not be able to process it quite right." Not after all the fake food they ate all the time. And when they did eat real meat they never had all that much between the three of them.<br/><br/>"I'm not too familiar with the gun making process. How long does it usually take?" She inquired, staring at the device that was finishing up the  printing process. Clearly an expensive machine, much like many of the things in the shop.