I'm fine. [ She snaps it back, one more in a long string of efforts to resist the concern of others and how it could project weakness onto her. Worse, she feels the rollicking need to come to her pride's defense that she'd been startled out of maintenance. She finishes closing the ceiling panel just as she feels him nudge the edge of her perception, announcing his presence on board, and she stuffs the hydrospanner back into a metal toolkit at her feet.
With it secured, she rounds the center support of the ship to stop in front of the ramp, arms crossed beneath her chest, painting a pretty enough picture of her own stubbornness. ] I didn't think you cared. [ Her dry sarcasm baits him to challenge her by persisting on the subject, dares him to press where he isn't wanted now that she's paralleled it with sentiment. She doubts he will. ]
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With it secured, she rounds the center support of the ship to stop in front of the ramp, arms crossed beneath her chest, painting a pretty enough picture of her own stubbornness. ] I didn't think you cared. [ Her dry sarcasm baits him to challenge her by persisting on the subject, dares him to press where he isn't wanted now that she's paralleled it with sentiment. She doubts he will. ]