She listens hard, for that slightly desperate tone she's learned to identify when people are justifying something to themselves. When they need to believe in something more than they think will actually happen.
She watches, for him to look away from her, to fidget or change positions, to try to redirect her another way. She finds none of it.
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Date: 2022-10-30 09:10 pm (UTC)She watches, for him to look away from her, to fidget or change positions, to try to redirect her another way. She finds none of it.
Finally, she nods. "Okay."