[How distracting. It's not that the piercing's a bad thing seeing how he's not the first boy she knows to have them, but a lip piercing...it's different. (And kind of weirdly attractive if she's honest, but that's not important right now.) She can tell it's going through his head and she's patiently waiting for him to continue.]

Right. Just like that! Even when things seem completely hopeless we'll be able to get out of it because we'll know that we can beat them since we've done it all before. [She suddenly slams a hand on the table, excitement mounting as she allows her thoughts to carry on.] They've got other things to worry about, they won't even know what we're learning! [They will if these two keep talking about it where the implants can pick it up, but that's fine. A waitress soon comes by with a tray of their food and drinks which is enough for Rise to stop hitting tables. There's a polite "thank you" to their server before she continues.]

As long as we keep it in mind, that's all that matters.