"It works pretty well that way. I pay attention to the people with things on the outside that should be on the inside and you pay attention to all the rest, including people who might want to get in the way," she agreed. Occasionally someone decided to take a swing at an EMT.

It usually went badly for them, especially if she was the EMT. She'd occasionally gotten people out of the way a little too well for an EMT who'd taken the basic self-defense class that was required, but so far no one had said anything to her about it.

"Yeah. You know how it goes - hours of boredom followed by minutes of mind-bending adrenaline rush - but I like it."