[She smiles, but it doesn't quite reach her eyes, and there's uncertainty in it, too. The words are right, for how their interactions go, but there's - something wrong underneath it. Steph genuinely doesn't want to push the topic until Ellie is ready to bring it up, but she doesn't like this strangeness.]
I'm sure you have kinks even out in the country. I've heard things about sheep, after all. [It's still that familiar territory, mocking Ellie for being a rural kid, while Ellie will make fun of Steph for being from the city. But it's still lacking.]
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[She smiles, but it doesn't quite reach her eyes, and there's uncertainty in it, too. The words are right, for how their interactions go, but there's - something wrong underneath it. Steph genuinely doesn't want to push the topic until Ellie is ready to bring it up, but she doesn't like this strangeness.]
I'm sure you have kinks even out in the country. I've heard things about sheep, after all. [It's still that familiar territory, mocking Ellie for being a rural kid, while Ellie will make fun of Steph for being from the city. But it's still lacking.]