[ the woman takes advantage of his frozen staring to lift her chin in eloquent disdain, the gesture blatantly challenging— and then she turns her back with a deliberate, graceful shrug of her shoulders, like she's shaking off something unpleasant.

(Minaru coughs something that sounds suspiciously like "drama queen.") ]

—excuse me. Honestly, don't mind her, as far as I can tell she makes a point of looking intimidating— anyway, you've been around here too, right? There's no reason to leave if you also have ideas.