[It's not really an answer or a denial, but it can be read that way. Really, it's just filling the space with things that aren't answers or lies, a way to distract. Because the truth is that while this might be worlds closer to what she needed to hear, it put her in a vulnerable position. Because these were things that mattered, things that were too close to who and what she was. Their conversations before had been games, but this was the one that mattered.
The words he voices hit her hard, and though she covers it well, he can probably catch the knife of it in her eyes as she watches him. That he knew about Ivan's project. It's possible it could be someone else, of course, but it's hard to get the details she needs without giving things away. But it's enough for her to think that it might be worth the risk. Just how much did he know about her? About a girl that was also a weapon, kept off-record for years, trained and locked away from the real world.]
Perhaps. But I'm more interested in what you know. What's this project you think was so interesting?
[Not that she thinks it'll be so easy; he's going to make her give something away for it. She just doesn't know what.]
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Date: 2017-12-31 12:14 am (UTC)[It's not really an answer or a denial, but it can be read that way. Really, it's just filling the space with things that aren't answers or lies, a way to distract. Because the truth is that while this might be worlds closer to what she needed to hear, it put her in a vulnerable position. Because these were things that mattered, things that were too close to who and what she was. Their conversations before had been games, but this was the one that mattered.
The words he voices hit her hard, and though she covers it well, he can probably catch the knife of it in her eyes as she watches him. That he knew about Ivan's project. It's possible it could be someone else, of course, but it's hard to get the details she needs without giving things away. But it's enough for her to think that it might be worth the risk. Just how much did he know about her? About a girl that was also a weapon, kept off-record for years, trained and locked away from the real world.]
Perhaps. But I'm more interested in what you know. What's this project you think was so interesting?
[Not that she thinks it'll be so easy; he's going to make her give something away for it. She just doesn't know what.]