“I’ve always been more of a hockey fan. Maybe I’m more Canadian than I am American.” She said in a laugh as she took the apple form him and held it out to Patches. Her palm was flat and her eyes never broke from watch the horse, even as Duncan talked. She couldn’t let the nerves get the best of her but a chomp from a horse’s mouth was nothing to be handled lightly. In fact it’s quite a painful experience and something that has happened to her on more than one occasion. However if this horse was going to start trusting others, it would be easier to convince it when someone he trusted was around.

“If it’s not an inconvenience for you then sure, Mr. Moran.” The horse’s mouth slowly moved towards the apple piece and she found herself holding her breath. It would be a huge step for someone who was abused in such a way to try to trust someone else. 

Then there was Duncan’s comment about the name and she shot him a playful glare. “Hey, I report things! I’m no professional writer.” She said with a playful tone to her voice before giving a laugh. However the rest of the conversation intrigued her. “I never even thought of that possibility…” Her voice was a bit distance as she turned her attention to the ground and her eyebrows pushed together in thought. “Could the guy have been using something to change his voice… or was it a highly active AI robot? That would explain the eyes…” She was more discussing the possibility of things out loud than with him. “Sorry…” She said innocently shaking her head. “I have a bad habit of talking to myself.”

“However it would be interesting to discuss things with Dr. Tanis; what would be the possibility of getting some contact information for him?” She asked sweetly. Though she took her attention off Patches who proceeded to take the apple from her open hand but to her disappointment, she missed the moment due to giving Duncan her focus. But the horse munched away on the apple as she looked back at him and that, that was progress. 

“There you go Patches, enjoy your treat.” Jonna’s voice was bright and cheerful, that was until she heard him hinting at her heading back to the office now. 

A sigh left her as she turned to him, her arms crossed under her chest. “I wish, but I’m practically on work-hideous by force. I have to take a few days off and not return until I’ve calmed down from the incident.” Her head dropped slightly as she kicked at some of the straw at her feet. “It’s not all fun and games. That was really scary. Being caught in the middle of something like that… nearly getting crushed by a bus… seeing your boss almost die… It’s… it’s a lot to swallow. I think my boss has the better idea of just having me spend some time away from work.” Her voice was slightly shaky as she spoke. While the idea of the hero was fascinating to say the least, the experience in encountering him was a bit frightening.

Shaking her head slightly she uncrossed her arms and looked up at him, “The footage I have doesn’t have any recording but I can relay all I remember about the situation to you if that would make any difference. I hope you understand why I can’t return to work right now.” She nodded softly before continuing. “At any rate, something’s bound to show up online and maybe the community will give him a better name.” She said with a laugh.

[b]GROWL[/b]

At that moment her stomach spoke up, a loud growl explained that she hadn’t ate in a while and needed a fill of food. Her face turned red with embarrassment… maybe he didn’t hear it…?