[ she's no stranger to the looks of exhaustion, so she takes in his expression with a purse of her lips. no one really looks that good in haven anymore, not after all that it puts them through. she supposes she could take comfort in his silly words, because that means he's back to his usual airs, or at least making the effort for it... even if they are just airs.

she pushes off against the wall so she can face him, as if to get in between him and the door to trap him there or something. ]

I never got to — tell you something. After the prison. [ during the prison.

rather than sound like it's being dragged from her mouth, she just blurts it all out as quickly as possible. ]

I wanted to say thanks. Not for what you did for Moriyama, [ she already thanked him for that, then ] but for what you tried to do for me. You tried to save me.

[ hastily, ] I didn't need it or want it, but. You still tried to. So.