"In this case, I actually prefer that they refrained from commenting on my appearance," Ava responds hesitantly. "But it really never felt... important. How I looked. I wore a mask, I went invisible. I got my job done. Nobody was meant to look at me too closely." A self-conscious sort of shift, under his gaze.
She drops the stained towels into the sink, after double checking that she did a decent enough job of cleaning up. "Maybe that's why it felt so weird, when you were looking at me so intently when we met," though she does sound more relieved than anything, for whatever reason. "But you seemed far more annoyed by me, than... thinking I was cute." Which still feels like a strange word to use, in regard to herself, even with his explanation.
"But I did also observe in addition to your eyes, that you have very desirable facial proportions, and can appreciate that you are-" her eyes progressively widen with horror at what she's saying and unable to stop it. "Strongly built. Good shoulders-" Ava turns away quickly so she can't see Dex right in front of her to keep prompting her overly honest mouth to keep listing off every attractive quality he has. "But you seem the type that already knows it." Because of course he does.
"Not that it helps with your... everything else. Which is. Kind of my point. Looks didn't prevent us from getting hurt, or fix us. Just..." a peek back over at him. Breathes out, because now she can't stop noticing and it's distracting, barely registering that she's paused mid-thought.
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She drops the stained towels into the sink, after double checking that she did a decent enough job of cleaning up. "Maybe that's why it felt so weird, when you were looking at me so intently when we met," though she does sound more relieved than anything, for whatever reason. "But you seemed far more annoyed by me, than... thinking I was cute." Which still feels like a strange word to use, in regard to herself, even with his explanation.
"But I did also observe in addition to your eyes, that you have very desirable facial proportions, and can appreciate that you are-" her eyes progressively widen with horror at what she's saying and unable to stop it. "Strongly built. Good shoulders-" Ava turns away quickly so she can't see Dex right in front of her to keep prompting her overly honest mouth to keep listing off every attractive quality he has. "But you seem the type that already knows it." Because of course he does.
"Not that it helps with your... everything else. Which is. Kind of my point. Looks didn't prevent us from getting hurt, or fix us. Just..." a peek back over at him. Breathes out, because now she can't stop noticing and it's distracting, barely registering that she's paused mid-thought.