Badass wasn't strictly reserved to those with great physical prowess, at least not as far as Rory was concerned. Ellie was showing an incredible gift for learning what any medical student, past or present, would consider difficult material. She was a fucking badass. End of story. Rory shot a playful smile the woman's way.
Then Mike's determination that this was 'cute' made Rory chuckle, and because he was a ham today, AJ followed suit happily.
"I used to be a surgeon. It was definitely an interesting adjustment," Rory said before shrugging. "I don't think I ever met someone in advertising, though. Did you dream about advertising when you were a kid?" Really, Rory was just curious about Mike. Someone in advertising who now delivered packages around the safehouses. She thought his job was awesome, serving a clear purpose, but she was still curious all the same.