[She's starting to pick up on his little muted gesture, little by little, and him being embarrassed by the flowers was probably the first thing she noticed. He reacts when she brings it up again too, so it's still a sore subject, apparently.]
[If Maya were the type to vocalize those feelings out loud on her own, they'd be having a different conversation. But alas, she's more likely to make a joke out of her own fears and pains or hide them entirely and put on a smile for the sake of the people around her. She's starting to count Giovanni as one of those people -- someone she wants to be strong for, to try to coax him out of his shell a little more.]
[Still, while she was teasing, she's pretty surprised by the answer she hears. At best, she'd considered herself to be a minor annoyance in his eyes, but apparently she did leave some kind of mark. Her eyes widen initially, at the admission --- she's clearly shocked by the answer, and she stares openly at him for a second or two. Her natural instinct, following, is to laugh or make some kind of joke to bypass the emotion, and she uses all of her self-restraint to hold back, because she gets the feeling he wouldn't take it well if she laughed at him, even if it's good-natured]
Weeeellll.......
Lucky for you, I'm sticking around, huh?
[It looks like she did make up her mind after all.] You won't get rid of me that easily, Giovanni.
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[If Maya were the type to vocalize those feelings out loud on her own, they'd be having a different conversation. But alas, she's more likely to make a joke out of her own fears and pains or hide them entirely and put on a smile for the sake of the people around her. She's starting to count Giovanni as one of those people -- someone she wants to be strong for, to try to coax him out of his shell a little more.]
[Still, while she was teasing, she's pretty surprised by the answer she hears. At best, she'd considered herself to be a minor annoyance in his eyes, but apparently she did leave some kind of mark. Her eyes widen initially, at the admission --- she's clearly shocked by the answer, and she stares openly at him for a second or two. Her natural instinct, following, is to laugh or make some kind of joke to bypass the emotion, and she uses all of her self-restraint to hold back, because she gets the feeling he wouldn't take it well if she laughed at him, even if it's good-natured]
Weeeellll.......
Lucky for you, I'm sticking around, huh?
[It looks like she did make up her mind after all.] You won't get rid of me that easily, Giovanni.
[She dropped the "mister"....]