Derek smirks a little at Ronan's response. Yeah, he gets that feeling just talking to the guy, but that's something that's an easy fix with some advice from a pro and some dedication to the cause. If Ronan wants to avoid the drugging, he'll put forth the dedication and if he doesn't, well...then that's his problem and not Derek's. Derek will have done his part of the deal.

He can tell that he's being sized up and he lifts his chin a little. "I'm in fighting shape, I'm just too reactive and not proactive enough." He knows what his shortcomings in a fight are; hell, he'd trained Isaac, Erica, and Boyd to avoid the same weaknesses. The problem is that he's not very good at identifying ways to be defensive rather than offensive and offensive, he's overzealous. It's how he loses nearly every fight he takes on.

So at least Ronan will have a place to start. Derek knows the problem, he just doesn't know the solution.