[He blinks at the turn of phrase, but after a short beat he answers] Yes. They speed the process and allow you to grow past the potential average among your people.

[He doesn't seem likely to rise any further to her humor or her smile, patently unfazed by the quirking smile and the buzzing amusement over her shifting emotions.]

I'm sure. It is not uncommon for young Hosts to do each other damage- [intentionally or otherwise] but it should be avoided if possible.

[For the obvious reason- and for the less. The damage spread, injured more than the one who had taken the blow. And that could breed contempt among the Hosts, a dangerous poison to the Nest. Self-loathing, in part.]

Do you require demonstration, or do you believe that you are capable of beginning this unassisted?