"Meaning, there's a 15% likelihood I'd be harmed." An attempt to laugh, though the sound comes out wrong even to her own ears, skeptical and rough.
She peers at the bubble with the same hesitation, making no move to touch or come closer to it. Who knows whether the contents won't burst forth at any moment? "Put that down." Then, a moment's pause later. "Please." For good measure.
Still...she can't simply walk away now, if zaShunina's words are true. "You do understand I need a reason to trust you first."
(and then I realized I lost my subject line posting the previous comment, sorry)
She peers at the bubble with the same hesitation, making no move to touch or come closer to it. Who knows whether the contents won't burst forth at any moment? "Put that down." Then, a moment's pause later. "Please." For good measure.
Still...she can't simply walk away now, if zaShunina's words are true. "You do understand I need a reason to trust you first."