"Don't." The way she glances at the door tells Terezi everything she needs to know. It was too much, and suddenly she feels a little guilty for pushing so hard. She wasn't trying to upset her more.

"I'm just worried about you." The words are forced out, and she's back to picking idly at the comforter for something to focus on that's not the Disciple. It's not an easy thing to admit for her. Admitting to emotional attachment never has been, what with how Alternia was.

Maybe she should try something else. Something less interrogation and more comforting. If Signless isn't going to treat her well, then at least she can do something to assuage that, not make it worse.

"Do you want to go do something? Out in the city? Just the two of us?"