[When she places her hand over her heart, it's actually her face he's looking at. Worick stares at her enough for both of them, anyway.
Her words confuse her at first, as much as he figures, okay, yes, they did take her in when they had no reason to. Fair. Never mind that him and Worick were people nobody had reason to take in, too. But then she signs 'family' and it's a knee-jerk reaction: he looks away, scoffs as something inside him runs cold. Taking a deep, silent breath to try and calm himself, and make a quick choice whether to walk away from this now, or not.
For now, he stays. Looks at Alex from the corner of his eye as he answers.]
You found that on your own. We don't make good family.
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Her words confuse her at first, as much as he figures, okay, yes, they did take her in when they had no reason to. Fair. Never mind that him and Worick were people nobody had reason to take in, too. But then she signs 'family' and it's a knee-jerk reaction: he looks away, scoffs as something inside him runs cold. Taking a deep, silent breath to try and calm himself, and make a quick choice whether to walk away from this now, or not.
For now, he stays. Looks at Alex from the corner of his eye as he answers.]
You found that on your own. We don't make good family.