[That gets a short bark of laughter from him before he turns to flash her a grin.]

You definitely gave me some trouble at first, but I wasn't going to lose. I'm competitive, you know. If you were going to outspeed me, I'd just get faster. If you were going to outsmart me, I'd just get smarter. I learned how to keep up with you both because I couldn't stand being outwitted by you, and because this job's an important one.

[For different reasons back then than it is now, but he's always taken pride in his work.]