Goddammit. She should keep at it (no, she shouldn't) she really should (there's nothing here that can't be done tomorrow by the light of day) but it's not as if she's going to be able to focus with Ripley here being a very persistent distraction, is it? And it's not like she wants to kick Ripley out, or even really tell her to stop, either.
Her face cracks with a smile and the breath of a laugh, eyes opening fully where they'd started threatening to close to look up at Ripley instead. "...fine. You win. For now."
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"And I thought I was the sneaky one."
Goddammit. She should keep at it (no, she shouldn't) she really should (there's nothing here that can't be done tomorrow by the light of day) but it's not as if she's going to be able to focus with Ripley here being a very persistent distraction, is it? And it's not like she wants to kick Ripley out, or even really tell her to stop, either.
Her face cracks with a smile and the breath of a laugh, eyes opening fully where they'd started threatening to close to look up at Ripley instead. "...fine. You win. For now."