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[facethewolves]

"A regular human couldn't have done all that. Do you have powers? Drink a potion?" Alex isn't so much desperate to invade this girl's privacy as she is annoyed by the sense that she's being lied to, or at least that something's being hidden from her.

She's willing to accept the coincidence that someone who knows about werewolves happened to walk by while she was being mugged - enough people knew about werewolves that it was possible. But cracks and omissions in the girl's story make her wonder whether it really was just a coincidence.

[whatmatters]

Ringer paused, hesitated. She didn't want to avoid such a direct question. It wasn't in her nature to lie or hide more than was reasonably necessary. But she also didn't like trying to justify her humanity. Eventually, she tensely answered.

"I don't know. The.. abilities are new. From a fae, I think." The hints of anxiety unintentionally leaking through her expression served as evidence of her honesty. She considered elaborating that James was helping to train her before deciding against it. Ringer preferred her relationship with the man be mostly enigmatic.

[facethewolves]

Alex believes her. And Ringer's apparent uneasiness makes Alex think that maybe she pushed too hard, maybe her powers are a sensitive topic that she doesn't want to talk about, but Alex has no intention of apologizing for prying. She needs to know that Ringer isn't some kind of vampire spy or anything, doesn't she?

But she does feel a little bad, so she asks, frowning and awkward, "Are you... okay? With the abilities? I mean..." She's not sure what she means, but Ringer helped her, so she supposes that she ought to help Ringer, if the other girl wants help.

[whatmatters]

Ringer's expression almost immediately shifts to one of a condescending nature. She never claimed to be good at people. The hunter crosses her arms and resists the urge to roll her eyes, giving a small shake of her head instead. "You asked what I was. I told you. I'm human."

There's a pause before Ringer turns to leave. As far as she's concerned, they have nothing else to say to each other. And, really, she would prefer to leave it at that anyway. Maybe they'll run into each other some other time, but later is better.

[facethewolves]

Alex frowns, not liking that her fumbling offer at help was rebuffed. "Great. That's all I wanted to know."

And that's it, she doesn't really have anything more to say. She thanked Ringer for her help, she figured out what the girl is, what more is there? While she's vaguely curious about the girl's relationship with James, that's not really her business, so she won't pry into it.

"See ya," she says, a little sarcastically, before heading off to the jewelry store.