There's another growl when she just ignores him, even though he knows she can't hear it, but it doesn't surprise him at all that she just keeps doing what she's doing.

It's maybe a little strange, that she isn't afraid of him, that she doesn't shift away from his touch, but - Meulin is strange. It's different with her and Kurloz.

After a moment's debate, Derek just gently picks her up and shifts her over to the left. It's not often that he considers himself safer than anything, especially when it comes to touching other people, but he at least trusts himself not to drop her more than he trusts the chair.