A good thing indeed. Lash would have easily lost that bet.

"Hmmmmm...." she put a finger on her lips, thinking before speaking again. "...True. But I would remember it later, no? Regardless, you never advance research if you don't take a few risks." And there were a few things that pain was worth for. Such as this. "This is going to be incredibly interesting. If all my calculations are correct, we'll even manage to get Capcom High to owe us a debt of gratitude." Using her powers of evil for the somewhat greater good? Call it her good act of the week, or something. Especially compared to everything else she was going to do along with that...