[Gen has no idea what she was expecting but this... isn't it. She glances down at Helpy just to give her someplace neutral to direct her gaze and accepts whatever the bear has brought to her but doesn't look it over just yet.
(She may pet Helpy's smooth metal head, but she'll neither confirm nor deny the accusation if it's ever made.)
That's a generous offer to some kid who sleeps in his storage room and washes some dishes for room and board. It suggests that he understands the gravity of the bind she's in as a young mutant with no official schooling on the books after twelve years old, something she never really thought he cared about, never mind considered all that closely. And - he does sound somewhat guilty, which Gen really isn't used to after she's thrown a fit.]
Keep talking. [She even sets down her fork to show that she's really, truly and honestly paying attention.] I'll decide after.
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(She may pet Helpy's smooth metal head, but she'll neither confirm nor deny the accusation if it's ever made.)
That's a generous offer to some kid who sleeps in his storage room and washes some dishes for room and board. It suggests that he understands the gravity of the bind she's in as a young mutant with no official schooling on the books after twelve years old, something she never really thought he cared about, never mind considered all that closely. And - he does sound somewhat guilty, which Gen really isn't used to after she's thrown a fit.]
Keep talking. [She even sets down her fork to show that she's really, truly and honestly paying attention.] I'll decide after.