[She scowls a little, doing some internal calculus. Fatima's still not sure about the people or the place. The Masquerade probably still doesn't exist. But that doesn't mean that people are just used to...well. Things. Things like her.

Better to play it safe.]

Well. I have several years training in hand-to-hand. Some archery. I'm working as a hydroponics assistant with a specialty in herbs. I know plants like the back of my hand.

[In fact, she can even talk to them. But that's a detail that doesn't need to be shared right now.]

And I don't take "no" for an answer.

[With that last bit, she gives him a faint smile.]