"I don't know yet," she says, and it's complete honesty in as much as there's no end-goal to trying to open up the possibility of an even starting point. "But I'm willing to find out."
She can already make guesses to what she might stand to lose. Her hand remains as it has been. She will (perhaps not entirely) gladly make him walk away first before retracting her offer, such as it is.
fictional constructs that is what they are
"I don't know yet," she says, and it's complete honesty in as much as there's no end-goal to trying to open up the possibility of an even starting point. "But I'm willing to find out."
She can already make guesses to what she might stand to lose. Her hand remains as it has been. She will (perhaps not entirely) gladly make him walk away first before retracting her offer, such as it is.