（ okay, it's not like she isn't a busybody, but how about you don't call her out like that! she stares at him for a moment, the sharp press of her teeth together to cage all the awful, ugly things she wants to say makes a muscle shiver in the clench of her jaw. finally — ）

By that same logic, then of course I've been doing all other things too, and you didn't need to even ask at all.

（ excuse your logical fallacy, sir. ）

And maybe I'm a busybody, but at least I'm helping people instead of being an asshole!

（ now if he doesn't mind she is going to shove!! dramatically past him!! and stalk off into the night!!

— and trip on an upturned root and go absolutely SPRAWLING a few feet away because she is beauty she is grace she is apparently not watching where she is going like a goddamn moron. ）