[Sorry, Madoka, he's on to you. He actually shifts his seat from the stone to the cobbles below, leaning back gingerly against the chunk of rubble. From down here, he has to look up at her.]

Thanks. [Gently, and hopefully aiming this salvo in the right direction:] I was telling those kids the truth, about having to be taught how to perform lifts like that safely. I started lifting seriously when I was a teenager, and I competed in the squad intramurals when I was in basic training for the Guard.