[He wouldn't dream of suggesting otherwise to your face, Stanfield; power can come with an unlikely face here, and given how gutsy Claire has proved to be here Tonegawa would rather stick to his policy of being careful of who he pisses off. He's no Kaiji, certainly.

Instead, then, he laughs and puts his cigarette to his lips, sleepy-eyed and languid.]

There's no problem whatsoever. As it happens, she's better suited to some of the tasks I need doing than the usual muscle-headed oiks I manage, even if she does need a slight attitude adjustment.