He grinned a bit and shrugged. "Girl yes. Useless...well that remains to be seen," he teased back. He had seen potential in her in that first spar all that time ago but she didn't have the experience or discipline in his mind to be putting on the costume and going out with Oliver then.
Spotting the jab he easily blocked it and threw a couple of easy to block punches and kicks to see what she had now.