( Chloe is not in any position to be making commentary about someone putting on an act. So she doesn't. If Connor is indeed a deviant (a possibility there seems to be mounting evidence for) but wanting to keep up the facade of being a machine, he must have his reasons. And they are exactly that - his reasons.
Looking up from the floor, she keeps her gaze fixed on the fish tank. That way she can avoid seeming like she's prying with only a look. Even when he crouches in front of the display, she tries to keep herself from peeking at him too much. The feel of her eyes boring into the back of him could only inflame the situation.
The more he talks, the more she wants to steer clear of such an ignition. All things considered, he appears relatively at ease as he speaks about the colourful swimming specimens. That makes her smile a little to herself.
When he does eventually look at her, she keeps the smile in place. )
No, no, please don't apologise. You can talk about them as much as you'd like to. I'm enjoying listening to you.
( She isn't humouring him, either. The facts he's reeling off are interesting in themselves. What's far more interesting is the fact that, for a moment, he's just been talking to her. Sharing some small part of himself with her. Something that hasn't been forced by a suffocating mask. )
What do you especially like about the dwarf gourami?
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Looking up from the floor, she keeps her gaze fixed on the fish tank. That way she can avoid seeming like she's prying with only a look. Even when he crouches in front of the display, she tries to keep herself from peeking at him too much. The feel of her eyes boring into the back of him could only inflame the situation.
The more he talks, the more she wants to steer clear of such an ignition. All things considered, he appears relatively at ease as he speaks about the colourful swimming specimens. That makes her smile a little to herself.
When he does eventually look at her, she keeps the smile in place. )
No, no, please don't apologise. You can talk about them as much as you'd like to. I'm enjoying listening to you.
( She isn't humouring him, either. The facts he's reeling off are interesting in themselves. What's far more interesting is the fact that, for a moment, he's just been talking to her. Sharing some small part of himself with her. Something that hasn't been forced by a suffocating mask. )
What do you especially like about the dwarf gourami?