how many people has he met who possess robot arms? how many have the right sort of humor to allow him an arm-wrestling match with said robot arms? this is what he appreciates most about alex---the ease of her jokes and the humor in her eyes, the way she doesn't swat aside his ideas or the decisions he makes on the spur of the moment. he likes the light atmosphere and the jests and finger-guns. she tends to maneuver around specific questions. westin can't blame her; he's guilty of this too. she's brilliant, the boy can tell. she snatches up answers in seconds and calculates like a living computer. he can't help but feel a twinge of jealousy. there's a history behind her that he doesn't know, and he feels as though he isn't yet supposed to know. truthfully, westin believes the rules are simple: he doesn't ask about her arm, she doesn't ask about his eye. it's an easy topic to avoid when they're joking and laughing. he's still looking for the proper time to reveal his magic. secrets are a tiring thing to keep, aren’t they?