[ The statement makes her laugh even as the blush on her cheeks darkens. She may not remember having been here before, but she's been here long enough to understand what the place is about, and she appreciates him being so forthcoming with her, whether he meant to be or not. He's rewarded with a slight touch against his side, her elbow finding the space between two of his ribs in a brief nudge. ]

Well, at least we've got something on hand if we end up locked in here, right?

[ She's already been locked in a car, after all, and found sex to be the only key that would get her out of it.

She listens to the rest of what he says though, and there's a curious tilt to her head when he says it's been less objectionable due to his rank. The hand holding his squeezes as she smiles. ]

Somehow I get the feeling you'd enjoy being somewhere in the middle more. The attention of being a higher-ranked card can't be easy for you, right?