[ A fair enough point. They aren't exactly subtle about needing all the help they can get. If the bluntness of the statement bothers Wash, he doesn't show it, simply offers a slight incline of his head in something of a half-nod.

There's the question of Carolina, though. The lack of a tell of whether him having a problem with fighting her is going to cause an issue or not doesn't particularly affect him. Does he have qualms about fighting her in the field? No. He doesn't. Would he rather it not come to that? Sure. Though this is largely due to the fact that he's not under the impression he could win, not so much the fact that they used to be teammates. Friends. If she's been alive this whole time, where was she when he needed help? Why not give him a sign that she was okay?

Carolina has done nothing for him in years. Why should he be concerned with sparing her? ]

I did say that I don't care what I have to do. No, I wouldn't have any qualms about fighting her.

[ Even if there's something on the edge of implying the words 'if it comes to that' in his tone of voice, he's telling the truth. They used to be friends. He has memories not his own of raising her, of her growing up. But he's not going to let any of it get in the way if it comes down to him having to fight her. ]

Last I heard, she was working with the idiots who landed me where I am now. I can't say that's endeared her much to me.