[When he returns the same manner back, she shouldn't be surprised, nor should she feel hurt. Ilsa was the one who started on it, so it only makes sense that he would do the same. Why wouldn't he? In a lot of ways, the two of them aren't so different... The only difference is that she does care about what people think of her—she never wants her recruits to see her as soft, but with Eustace...
...
Ilsa saw that furrow of his brow, subtle as it was, and she hates that maybe he did see her as a little cold. Still, she tries to maintain the same unaffected outward front.]
Mm. Well, that's good to hear.
[Her ears droop slightly because that feels like such a nothing sort of response...
no subject
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Ilsa saw that furrow of his brow, subtle as it was, and she hates that maybe he did see her as a little cold. Still, she tries to maintain the same unaffected outward front.]
Mm. Well, that's good to hear.
[Her ears droop slightly because that feels like such a nothing sort of response...
...
So, she quickly scrambles for something else.]
I have some extra bananas... if you'd like them.
[Still a bit stiff, but it's a start?]