[It's lucky Rei has a high enough opinion of herself to turn most anything into a compliment, if she wants.]
Element of surprise is right -- they're probably too arrogant to think someone could pull it off without the oil.
[It's not meant to be a criticism -- even if it sort of comes out that way. But Rei doesn't really stand for the angelic 'I am superior and you are inferior' attitude. It rubs her the wrong way -- especially since Rei has fought against some of the strongest beings in her universe -- and won.
But her pride aside, it's a good point all the same.]
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Element of surprise is right -- they're probably too arrogant to think someone could pull it off without the oil.
[It's not meant to be a criticism -- even if it sort of comes out that way. But Rei doesn't really stand for the angelic 'I am superior and you are inferior' attitude. It rubs her the wrong way -- especially since Rei has fought against some of the strongest beings in her universe -- and won.
But her pride aside, it's a good point all the same.]