[Ayumu can't help but note that once they were in the room, he chose to stand where it would block the exit— deliberate or no? Knowing what she did of the man, she suspected the former, whether he was trying to prevent her from escaping the conversation physically or otherwise, and it adds just a certain amount of tension to her perception of the situation.
She doesn't sit, however, instead taking up a position farther into the room and not so incidentally somewhat closer to the window. It seemed clear enough that he wouldn't leave her alone until he got an explanation that satisfied him, but he already had enough of her secrets that she hardly wanted to provide more. She watches him in silence for a moment, considering more whether to say anything at all than what she needs to say, then clasps her hands behind her back and shrugs just a little.]
I? Shinobi. A watcher. And cook and housekeeper for the Shinsengumi.
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She doesn't sit, however, instead taking up a position farther into the room and not so incidentally somewhat closer to the window. It seemed clear enough that he wouldn't leave her alone until he got an explanation that satisfied him, but he already had enough of her secrets that she hardly wanted to provide more. She watches him in silence for a moment, considering more whether to say anything at all than what she needs to say, then clasps her hands behind her back and shrugs just a little.]
I? Shinobi. A watcher. And cook and housekeeper for the Shinsengumi.