Call it an exercise in bonding. It isn’t about how strong or fast he is, or about his skills. It’s about cooperation. All he has to do is ask you nicely for it.

[A partial smirk finds its way to his face, surprisingly. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy when there’s no resting bitch face.]

My team and I spent a long time giving our teacher a hard time. The other teachers claimed he had never passed a team he taught, not one. But, in the end, he passed us. Three of the dumbest he probably ever had.

I guess I’m returning the favor.