Tally shakes herself to rid herself of goosebumps. "Okay, deal."

She'd meant it when she said she felt like she could take on a Special earlier. The combination of adrenaline, pain, and kissing has time slowing around her, allowing her body to work like the beautifully designed instrument it is without the burden of a pretty mind. She copies Gideon's stance.

Experimentally, she starts by aiming a strike at the arm that doesn't have a sword in it, hoping that her speed and pretty reflexes can get her through Gideon's defenses.