[Hm. The fidgeting is an interesting point, further driving home the fact that she uses her hostility as a sort of shield. Actively meant to deter people.
But the passion with which she'd responded to his admission of what he does here...
She's been used in the past for an agenda not her own. The experience sat poorly with her. But she's young, and like the young she only knows how to lash out to keep people at bay. Being as he is, Bruce has found, is a far more efficient method. Lashing out lets people know you're hiding pain. Playing the profligate tends to create the assumption you don't feel it at all.]
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[Hm. The fidgeting is an interesting point, further driving home the fact that she uses her hostility as a sort of shield. Actively meant to deter people.
But the passion with which she'd responded to his admission of what he does here...
She's been used in the past for an agenda not her own. The experience sat poorly with her. But she's young, and like the young she only knows how to lash out to keep people at bay. Being as he is, Bruce has found, is a far more efficient method. Lashing out lets people know you're hiding pain. Playing the profligate tends to create the assumption you don't feel it at all.]