Like Albedo, Jean isn't eager to go tromping through a cave without her boots, but the alternative...
The hand that catches her when she nearly trips is still on her hip, even as he contemplates and lays out his thoughts for her approval. It's... a little distracting? Not unpleasant, but unusually forward, even done in an absent-minded way. Had he been so easy with his touches before? Perhaps she's become too used to keeping people at arm's length because of her title, her workload, or a combination thereof, and that's why it stands out to her.
Either way, she doesn't comment on it, choosing instead to focus on his proposed solution.
"Body heat? How would that work, exactly? Wouldn't we just get more stuck?"
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The hand that catches her when she nearly trips is still on her hip, even as he contemplates and lays out his thoughts for her approval. It's... a little distracting? Not unpleasant, but unusually forward, even done in an absent-minded way. Had he been so easy with his touches before? Perhaps she's become too used to keeping people at arm's length because of her title, her workload, or a combination thereof, and that's why it stands out to her.
Either way, she doesn't comment on it, choosing instead to focus on his proposed solution.
"Body heat? How would that work, exactly? Wouldn't we just get more stuck?"