Oh? That's good. [ her voice is lighter when she's nervous, losing some of its depth, tight and clipped.
if it's just for her, she just pours water into the one-cup coffee maker and boils the water that way. her head snaps towards him at his words, but not all the way- a short jerk of her chin to her shoulder and she stares at the floor a moment before back to the coffee machine. ]
Of course not.
[ ...but there had been so much rubble to go through...
teabag, cup, just as the machine starts to percolate. ]
Were you with anyone last n-
[ her cellphone rings. she nearly drops it, managing to make sure it lands on the counter and not on the floor. her eyes flicker towards him as she picks it up again, looking back to the phone, staring at the unfamiliar number.
she taps the screen and brings the phone up, turning away from him, her voice deceptively calm. ]
no subject
if it's just for her, she just pours water into the one-cup coffee maker and boils the water that way. her head snaps towards him at his words, but not all the way- a short jerk of her chin to her shoulder and she stares at the floor a moment before back to the coffee machine. ]
Of course not.
[ ...but there had been so much rubble to go through...
teabag, cup, just as the machine starts to percolate. ]
Were you with anyone last n-
[ her cellphone rings. she nearly drops it, managing to make sure it lands on the counter and not on the floor. her eyes flicker towards him as she picks it up again, looking back to the phone, staring at the unfamiliar number.
she taps the screen and brings the phone up, turning away from him, her voice deceptively calm. ]
Hello?