"Forget? If anything, I've never even considered it like that," Ray replies. And while Ray often brushes off moments when the offense is intended, Doc's words tend to stay with him to be thought over and earnestly considered. Yes, including potentially offensive ones.

His first shot nears the center of a target, but the next two land toward the edges. Serviceable, and with marked progress since they'd started, but still far from an expert. His training with Oliver had been largely focused on close combat, for the times a target got in close past his automatic long-range capabilities. Were this boxing, he'd maybe not look so inept.

"In the business world, you need to learn to look like you enjoy all of the boring things the old guard enjoys. Golf, and coffee, and sports teams. I guess it's easy to lose yourself in all that..."