While he did pay attention to the conversation, SubZero was clearly not as engrossed in it as he could have been. He ran a hand over his wet hair and pulled it away to examine the water on his hand.

Right now, his hands weren't cold enough to actually freeze the moisture, but the added cold of being wet was uncomfortable. The mention of progress added to his irritation. He certainly hadn't made any, but there was no point in dwelling on that right now.

The fact that Arlene was so interested in children was a bit odd. From speaking with her, he was positive that her interest in kids wasn't of the creepy, usually illegal sort. She just had a very strong maternal instinct. Weird thing for an assassin to have.