[ It's just as good a distraction as anything else. Better than some things, even, because it involves reminding herself that despite her lack of family, she does have friends. Human connections, after a decade of being more or less on her own — back then, she and Cash hadn't been able to get as close as they were now.
Or as they'd been. She'd left him behind, she reminds herself. For the good of them both. So Cash wouldn't suffer any pestering from her government or his, and so she could be free until an intelligence agent put a bullet through her head.
She takes a healthy sip of her drink. ]
I'm good at that.
[ Fortescue smiles. Both pulling people along for fun, and trying to weasel her way out of talking about her feelings. ]
no subject
Or as they'd been. She'd left him behind, she reminds herself. For the good of them both. So Cash wouldn't suffer any pestering from her government or his, and so she could be free until an intelligence agent put a bullet through her head.
She takes a healthy sip of her drink. ]
I'm good at that.
[ Fortescue smiles. Both pulling people along for fun, and trying to weasel her way out of talking about her feelings. ]