"Not lately you haven't," she points out. "Not since you came back."

Peridot flicks her tail lightly, taking a brief pause.

"Also, I'm trying to get better at telling you how I really feel about things, so I feel like I should tell you that, right now, I think you're being a bit over-dramatic. Or maybe, possibly subconsciously, you're trying to scare me off, because you don't think you deserve to have anyone care about you like this."