Hudson with Terror

[Reeves]

He shook off the passive aggressive counter in its entirety, not even acknowledging it, as if it were so far beyond the truth that there was no need to be offended by it. "Pretentious isn't the same thing as personable. That's why you end up with the job, so simple that it makes you seem approachable." That might have seemed like a compliment even if it was just a few observations strung together quite casually. "I take it from the way your eyes light up looking out there, that you prefer avoiding people and losing yourself in what feels like a bigger and more meaningful picture?" If it wasn't already clear he was trying to understand her nature, there didn't appear to be any kind of frustration or disdain for how she had behaved so far, so at least in that respect he came across as patient and not judgemental.

He kept his distance and was a little more than an arm's length to her side, taking in the same view she had been enjoying to see what could be seen with different eyes.

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