[She's also surprised when he talks about telling lies and a little truth in it, and it's then that she realizes - he's likely not a local, after all, and instead is a fellow refugee.
Now she feels incredibly stupid for not realizing the truth. She's not even angry at him for having a little fun at her expense. She looks down at her lap, wringing her hands.]
W-why didn't you tell me that you were a refugee, too?
[Ahh what a sullen reaction! It's much more fun when they get mad... maybe he should have carried on for a little longer?]
Why? Now that's a rather silly question! Our existence as refugees may be a convenient excuse for the people here, but at the end of the day, it's no less of a lie than to pretend to be a native instead.
Ah, but you should really take it as a compliment, you know! I might have revealed my hand sooner had I been more certain that you weren't of this world. Not all of the refugees I've met here have been quite so subtle.
[So much of her anger is directed inwardly. She tends not to get angry at other people unless they set off that inward anger in a big way. And if they manage to do that, the results involve her going berserk. There's no real halfway point.
She listens to the explanation, and although she raises her eyebrows at him and looks at him askance, she supposes he does have a point. They were both lying to some degree.]
Oh...um. Thank you?
[She doesn't sound completely sure she should be thanking him for that.]
I just didn't want our rescuers to be angry with me, so I tried to think of how to explain things in a way that wasn't against their rules. I eat a lot and they feed me as much as I need whenever I visit, you see.
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Now she feels incredibly stupid for not realizing the truth. She's not even angry at him for having a little fun at her expense. She looks down at her lap, wringing her hands.]
W-why didn't you tell me that you were a refugee, too?
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Why? Now that's a rather silly question! Our existence as refugees may be a convenient excuse for the people here, but at the end of the day, it's no less of a lie than to pretend to be a native instead.
Ah, but you should really take it as a compliment, you know! I might have revealed my hand sooner had I been more certain that you weren't of this world. Not all of the refugees I've met here have been quite so subtle.
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She listens to the explanation, and although she raises her eyebrows at him and looks at him askance, she supposes he does have a point. They were both lying to some degree.]
Oh...um. Thank you?
[She doesn't sound completely sure she should be thanking him for that.]
I just didn't want our rescuers to be angry with me, so I tried to think of how to explain things in a way that wasn't against their rules. I eat a lot and they feed me as much as I need whenever I visit, you see.
[Saiyan appetites: they're massive.]