[That is certainly a lot of information in a short amount of time. By the time he finishes speaking, she's just kind of standing there, staring up at him. It's not often that someone is able to render her speechless, so he should be proud of himself.
She does eventually find her voice.]
Oh uh. I was just asking about what you did to almost get thrown in jail. That other stuff sounds like a lot, though.
[It's honestly more impressive that he's able to admit all of this in such a non-committal way. Pidge can't even claim that she'd be able to do the same, if the situation was reversed.
If nothing else, he's clearly used to putting on a show. It almost reminds her a bit of Lance, though Ren is generally easier to be around. It's pretty obvious what he's doing by this point, though it seems like a roundabout way of making coffee.]
Look... I know you're probably right about all of that, but it's not as simple as you think. It's hard to do any of those things with people who aren't here.
[She's not generally the type to worry much about what people think of her, but spending roughly a year with the same group of people, nearly dying on numerous occasions has a way of changing that.
Pidge is considering pointing that out when he speaks up again, and she finds herself staring because wow that sure is some leap to make from 'hey I'm not sure how my friends would feel about me if they all realized I'm a fraud'.]
Say you're right about that, too. Say I do pull that card. What am I supposed to do when the city inevitably does something to him, or if I wake up one day and he's just gone?
[It wouldn't be the first time. It doesn't matter, though, because she's fairly certain she knows how that conversation would go. So there's really no need to even humor it.]
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She does eventually find her voice.]
Oh uh. I was just asking about what you did to almost get thrown in jail. That other stuff sounds like a lot, though.
[It's honestly more impressive that he's able to admit all of this in such a non-committal way. Pidge can't even claim that she'd be able to do the same, if the situation was reversed.
If nothing else, he's clearly used to putting on a show. It almost reminds her a bit of Lance, though Ren is generally easier to be around. It's pretty obvious what he's doing by this point, though it seems like a roundabout way of making coffee.]
Look... I know you're probably right about all of that, but it's not as simple as you think. It's hard to do any of those things with people who aren't here.
[She's not generally the type to worry much about what people think of her, but spending roughly a year with the same group of people, nearly dying on numerous occasions has a way of changing that.
Pidge is considering pointing that out when he speaks up again, and she finds herself staring because wow that sure is some leap to make from 'hey I'm not sure how my friends would feel about me if they all realized I'm a fraud'.]
Say you're right about that, too. Say I do pull that card. What am I supposed to do when the city inevitably does something to him, or if I wake up one day and he's just gone?
[It wouldn't be the first time. It doesn't matter, though, because she's fairly certain she knows how that conversation would go. So there's really no need to even humor it.]