surely you can handle helping her learn about her new abilities . '' he stood in the middle of the blue gymnastics mat that filled the training room , wearing a t-shirt and warm-up pants . you were the only person in about two-hundred years who did n't hate him . the watch rotation was four hours on , four hours off . had she gone to the store , perhaps ? `` , she asked when she noticed that i had hardly ate my food . `` having to stab a ra**st tends to change a person . '' 