[ Under cover of darkness, she shoots him a bewildered look for all of half a second before her features rearrange into something smoother, more cool, the long-suffering expression of a woman wandering the streets with her intoxicated companion. She doesn't reply further than mmhm (were she to latch onto an American accent, same as him, but execute it flawlessly it would be even more telling).

Once they're out of earshot, she exhales silently. ]

I'll still have to go on patrol and there's no hiding this when I do. But staving off the questions for now does help and I do appreciate yours, Mr Kirk.