[Peggy makes a face at the notion as well. From what she could tell, the radroaches were anywhere from one foot to two feet long. The last thing she wants is to run into a four-foot-long insect queen.

Peggy pauses at Elizabeth's question. Honestly, it's not one she's used to answering - or one she's used to being asked. Under normal circumstances, these are the things that she keeps secret. Not that these are, in any way, normal circumstances. Still, telling someone that she was a spy or a secret agent out loud didn't quite seem like the right thing to say.]

I, well, thank you. I assure you, that wasn't always the case. I work in military intelligence.

[She had, after all, been a member of MI-5 before joining the Strategic Scientific Reserve.]

Knowing how to handle oneself both off and on the field is one of those necessary skills an agent must learn. Comes with the territory. You never know when the enemy is going to sneak into your home and murder your roommate, after all, before attempting to murder you. For example.

[That was the hard thing, though. That was always the hard thing. The deaths always stayed with you.]

Although, you seem like someone who knows how to handle herself in unexpected situations as well.

[She nods at the wrench.]