“Why would I bother lying to you? You’re basically a stranger.”

“It’s easier lying to a stranger than a person close to you.”
first hand experience. besides the fact
that it’s her job to lie very convincingly.
“Good.” [And then she fell silent. It’d be a sad day when River Tam couldn’t discern her own brother’s need for quiet....
[ She bares her teeth between scarlet lips - just barely. And then she pulls away – eyes barren of affection. ] “I can...
[ curiosity? not the usual answer. although, at that moment, her lips pressed to his neck wouldn’t be doing much to...
[Any kind of insinuation in the setting was lost on her, along with really any preferences whatsoever towards where they...