[ Well.. a lot of her dislike of debating likely came from her having to mediate arguments between her parents in her earlier years too. Debates could get very heated and felt too much like an argument, which left her overwhelmed and uncomfortable, unless it was something she truly felt passionately about, like with what happened with that sage that tried to shut the Zubayr Theatre down. ]

Ah, y-yeah.. I did hear that you have a lot of arguments with your roommate.

[ That was one of the questions she had wondered herself. Maybe he owed Kaveh a favor.. or maybe Kaveh was blackmailing him into letting him stay! GASP. ..well it's not her business either way, at the moment, and she wasn't close enough to Alhaitham to ask something so personal. ]

That's one of the things I like about you. You tell people exactly what you think, whether or not they want to hear it. I worried once that I might be bothering you when I invite you out to come on a walk with me, but .. you'd tell me if I was being bothersome, right?

I couldn't do that- I mean, be as up front as you are. I worry too much about what people think.. and there's my reputation at the troupe to consider.

[ She was always genuine, make no mistake, but even she knows that people expect that cheery nature of her, if they aren't a close friend or family. It -can- be tiring. ]