[ He tugs on a smile at agreement, though as for trust -- he gives a smaller laugh, short. ]

I guess I have you and Mister LaRusso. [ He voices it like a joke, and yet: ] I haven't come out here for anyone else. I was avoiding it after the mall because--it made me see myself die.

[ He does pause before admitting that, but--he'll go through with it, awkward as it is. If he's asking her to share with him, shouldn't he be honest, too? ]

What about you? Are you opening up to working together with people here too? There's a lot of magical people around.

[ To a guy like Robby. ]