[She had been hoping to trick him into revealing suggestions without her having to say the words.
Still, if this was the way he intended to behave, it would be a resource worth exploiting. ... Or disregarding, at her leisure. Perhaps he was right where she wanted him after all. Which required her being less terse, if this was going to work. A tough feat, from her hunger adding to her irritation, but-]
A nice boy like you must have a lot of experience. What have you tried so far?
[That was painful to say, let alone to smile at, but surely, there would be benefits down the line.]
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[She had been hoping to trick him into revealing suggestions without her having to say the words.
Still, if this was the way he intended to behave, it would be a resource worth exploiting. ... Or disregarding, at her leisure. Perhaps he was right where she wanted him after all. Which required her being less terse, if this was going to work. A tough feat, from her hunger adding to her irritation, but-]
A nice boy like you must have a lot of experience. What have you tried so far?
[That was painful to say, let alone to smile at, but surely, there would be benefits down the line.]