she had only given vague inquiries, as she most often does when they find themselves alone. she doesn’t care to know much about him; doesn’t care to tell him much about herself. but he looks like he thinks he’s caught her, and where she had previously leaned forward, an amount of intrigue shown for the sake of show, she is no longer; she’s backed away now, back with her arms folded. it’s fine, she wasn’t expecting much of anything, truly, aside from to prove him wrong, like she enjoys, or to fuck with him, but now, it’s a sentiment caught in her throat, and she’s just staring. she should probably say something. right now, he looks too much like he’s searching, and the more that’s thrown in his face, the harder it’ll be. ‘ okay, whatever, listen, ’ it’s bullshit, the thing he does. she makes a show of waving him off when he begins shuffling again, but he doesn’t stop, and it’s irritating enough that she has to remind herself to not clench her jaw, to soften her tone from the near snap it had come out as before. it’s bullshit what she says, too. ‘ we have a promising career getting blood stains out of shit if this doesn’t work out. ‘m sure a tapestry or two’ll come through; y’can take them and do whatever it is you like to do with ‘em. ’