How much he'll get let in by her will almost exclusively be based on how much she decides to let him in. Good as he is at trying to get a read on people, it seems nigh impossible to see past her facade.
His ace in the hole is Chris. It's possible that if he feels like he needs to know something important about her, he could find out from him, but that's an option he's very cautious about using. He could stand to make people he cares about hurt or angry at him if he missteps there.
"Not anytime soon." He admits. "I actually do tend to read manuals for things on long trips, but since I'm not likely to go on one of those anytime soon ... I figure I'll mostly have this phone thing sorted before that point."
Not to mention plenty of people around him who are experts to call upon for guidance.
"Tell me something." He says as his eyes narrow in thought. "But be as sparse in detail as possible. Are you impressed with my guts because of what's going on right now or because of something that I might do someday?"
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His ace in the hole is Chris. It's possible that if he feels like he needs to know something important about her, he could find out from him, but that's an option he's very cautious about using. He could stand to make people he cares about hurt or angry at him if he missteps there.
"Not anytime soon." He admits. "I actually do tend to read manuals for things on long trips, but since I'm not likely to go on one of those anytime soon ... I figure I'll mostly have this phone thing sorted before that point."
Not to mention plenty of people around him who are experts to call upon for guidance.
"Tell me something." He says as his eyes narrow in thought. "But be as sparse in detail as possible. Are you impressed with my guts because of what's going on right now or because of something that I might do someday?"