"It was made very clear to me," Himiko said stiffly, "that this was something only men could fully understand."
"What, the --"
"Yes." She drank vicious little sips of coffee. "Not that I'd want to take part," she added, "but it's the principle of the thing."
Hevn frowned. "Am I missing something here? I heard that Doctor Jackal and the GetBackers had decided to settle things once and for all."
"You didn't hear how," Himiko said with a wince.
"Then how?"
"Manly chest-baring." Himiko sighed. "Apparently I lose by default."
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