[and emerald leans back, ready to give this girl a little more distance. whatever's eating ruby rose seems like kind of a big deal. and... yeah, she'd just said she didn't want the sob story, but maybe there's something about all this that's interesting to her. or maybe she can... nah. that's a stupid thought. she barely knows this girl. might as well keep it on the inside.]

Why? I mean, aside from the misunderstanding—and, like, we can agree it was a misunderstanding, right? Aside from that, I don't know what you're worried about. I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself, but so far... I don't know, Ruby. You just seem a lot more scared than I was when I came in here.