[Maya hesitates at his question, looking him right in the eye. She's learned to look for things like that-- Espella's emotions had always been in her eyes (and some crappier stuff, too, but Maya's sure she doesn't have to worry about something that bad right now) and she'd found a lot of people had been no different.
The lucky thing here is, she knows how to deal with something like this a lot more than she knows how to deal with someone thinking they're suddenly someone else.
She holds up one finger to his face in a 'wait!' gesture, her other hand on her hip, and gives him a half-pout.]
Wait here!
[And before he can protest, she hurries off to another room.]
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The lucky thing here is, she knows how to deal with something like this a lot more than she knows how to deal with someone thinking they're suddenly someone else.
She holds up one finger to his face in a 'wait!' gesture, her other hand on her hip, and gives him a half-pout.]
Wait here!
[And before he can protest, she hurries off to another room.]