[She chuckles as she pulls up her towel and faces her captain. Cynthia wasn't really aiming to impress him. But it was still nice to know someone liked her tattoo just as much as she did. Makes the pain worth it.]

Thing is, Ning, you've been fighting all your life. So your tolerance for pain should be levels above mine.

[The blonde clutches at her towel as her free hand reaches over to trace at the detail of his chest tattoo. She's never really stopped to notice them. But now that she's got one, she has a whole new appreciation for tattoos]

The pain of getting these should be nothing to you...