[ Ha, very funny. Her eyes narrow just slightly at the willful misunderstanding, which, again, seems not quite childlike. How odd.

She leans back in her seat as he goes on, though, the picture of ease. ]

I think you will find I am no lonely heart, bursting at the seams to tell my story to any willing ear. In fact, perhaps I will not even answer questions honestly, or at all. I see nothing in it for me.

[ She is, though, pretty fuckin broke. Her attention flicks briefly to a waitress as she passes by, then away again without flagging her down. Coffee is probably not in the budget today. ]