She paused, debating internally for a moment, and tried to put it in a way that wouldn't sting his ego. "Okay, Thing and you with a gun could probably take out a lot of the big monster threats. I wouldn't worry about you and a coyote or a mole rat, maybe even a mirelurk or a yao guai, once you got a little practice in. But that's not the only problem. FEV monsters don't play fair. There are people out there who'll try to kill you, and I don't went you to have to try to kill them back." Trying to deal with being upset in a way she usually wasn't, she put an arm around his shoulders and pulled him into a hug. "Also traps and explosives and feral ghouls and stuff," she added, not very good at tender moments.