He startled when she spoke aloud again, sitting up straight and blinking. But...

Pathetic–?

Jericho looked alarmed at that, his eyes wincing quickly not a moment after. His arms felt all jittery, skin tingling with nervous energy – the sort one gets in the thick of an uncomfortable bit of conversation. This certainly qualified. The queasy look persisted as she looked up at him again, persisted with a gulp as she sighed her displeasure.

His eyes dropped quickly to the screen the moment words came his way. It was hard to feel good about the compliment at the end, given her reaction not even a moment ago...

I don't think you're pathetic at all :(
I didn't mean to make you feel bad...
You can write if you want I honestly don't mind.