I don't get a file. I need to learn about you in other ways.

She thought it would make her feel more powerless than it does - more hostile and defensive - and maybe it would, if they'd met differently. But he's already seen so much, and so has she. There's always an instinct to level the playing field, but it simmers instead of raging.

Perhaps, one day, she'll realise that she also wants to act like a friend, sharing something wondrous and strange to enjoy together.