He had to laugh at that. "Fraternization is definitely a thing," he admitted. Not that he'd seen so much of it while in the Marines, but in the Underground... that was another story entirely. Even he had his moments, after all, even if he tried to focus on the cause. It was easier to pretend he didn't have any feelings before he met Clarice, but now... Everything was different.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing, though. I used to think so, myself - focus on the work and the fight, do not stray from it. But, turns out, having something - someone - to fight for? It helps."

He's seen it. He's seen how it pushed the Struckers, Marcos and Lorna, hell, even Esme and her sisters. How it pushed him.

"I just mean - are women not allowed to work in any other field?"