This right now is the closest she has felt to kinship with anyone here. It's enough that she relaxes slightly. Very slightly. Enough that she's focused on the task at hand, dimming her awareness of every other thing going on around them.
Nodding, she takes the gun and perfectly re-does what he did, step by step, naming all the parts and what they do. When she is done, she holds it out to him.
"I learn fast."
And there's a hint of a twinkle in her eye. Pride, for sure, but tinged with the kind of wordless communication that happens when there's something like familiarity in the air.
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Nodding, she takes the gun and perfectly re-does what he did, step by step, naming all the parts and what they do. When she is done, she holds it out to him.
"I learn fast."
And there's a hint of a twinkle in her eye. Pride, for sure, but tinged with the kind of wordless communication that happens when there's something like familiarity in the air.
"You good teacher."