( the diode in question is waved in a cautious circle as kara watches him tinker. she's pleasantly surprised at the fact that it moves the way it supposedly should. )

Do you usually need armor to come to you? I thought the whole point of armor was that you put it on before you went out. ( not that she wears armor, really, or knows anybody who makes much of a habit of doing so. ) At home, I mean.