Of course it's good for him! This is all by design. Now keep giving her skritchies and she'll keep purring, and they'll all be happy.

Wash shrugs. "I mean, she's stubborn - she's a cat. We don't always agree."

That's about as far as he gets before his brain catches up. "Wait, you mean- oh. No, she's better for recon than a straight fight, although she's been having fun hunting chinchillas."

Athena mrrrrs in assent. Fuzzy little bastards can't escape her.