"Thanks." She said, quietly pleased at the praise. "I've been thinking about asking the colonel for extra time on the sims, there's a lot of stuff I want to work through while it's fresh in my mind." At the older sniper's comment, Shona grinned and nodded - this was something she could talk about with a little more authority. "Yeah, they really do. I haven't really had a chance to use those exercise weapons since the academy, but they're pretty close to the real thing, huh?"