"Obviously," Parker answered with a huff. "Your skin looks pretty normal, so I imagine that you're not immune to stabbing. Getting stabbed or shot can make it easier to focus, at least in the short term, so I'm really more curious about the effect head trauma has on your constructs."

She said all of this as if she were talking about something as inconsequential as the weather. She cocked her head to the side.

"Would it help if I explained that I am a criminal mastermind and it's my job to find the holes in both my team and our targets?" she asked. "Because I am not currently planning on giving you a concussion; I just want to know what happens when you get one so that I know how to prepare for that eventuality."