"Maybe 'cause we didn't really talk in the first place?" Which isn't exactly her fault. It's something of a big change to go from living with people he's known and loved for years to these people he hardly knows and the adjustment isn't going too smoothly.

Somewhat sourly, he adds, "And you might've forgotten about the whole 'stuck in a death match for three weeks' thing."

Okay, her hands are definitely still not where he'd like them--which is off--but he bites back his protest. It doesn't seem to be working anyway. He just opts for scampering behind the refuge of the screen.

"...Okay." He'll wait just a few seconds before peering out to see if she really is there. And how alert she is.