is she helping? or is she hurting? and how does the ruthless hand of karma work in this world, anyway?
dan heng remains tactfully silent as the stranger he'd desperately plucked from the bustling crowd of pedestrians speaks. but it's with each comment she makes, careful and thoughtful in spite of the circumstances, that he begins to think—
only one of us will make it out of here alive.
he is not a cruel person, by any means. he's been called cold, and certainly criticized for an alleged* purported* (*highly corroborated) lack of "emotional intelligence," but dan heng is not cruel. and he's not so cold nor so heartless as to neglect someone in true need. because he's not a cruel person. he's n—
"... you seem interested." perhaps too intentionally, he casts his gaze away from the newcomer—focusing solely on the shopkeeper instead. like he's dodging something. "she seems interested," he reiterates.
he takes a step back. no words uttered, but his actions speak volumes: i'll leave you two to it—
one more step and he may as well dissolve into the crowd.
"i suggest the green," he offers, as something akin to a parting remark.