I heard that!

[ She snaps at the yawn– muffled but recognizable to anyone actively looking for it.

She falls quiet again, briefly. Something uncomfortable twists in her stomach, both at the unresolved (in her mind) conflict and the strange relief she feels at how easily he speaks to her still. ]

So you'll put that pale ass of yours to work when it interests you..?

[ a beat ]

Or when people need you? Need someone who's 'certain of what they're doing'?