[ She was using his first name to tweak him, but Root won't keep doing it senselessly, just to be annoying. She'll save it for when being annoying serves her ends, like it did a moment ago. First she had to rile them up; now she has to get them talking. ]

And Shaw is, obviously, smoking, [ Root answers for him, though maybe a little impatiently. ] We're all attractive, we all know how to keep our lanes clear. We should at least discuss it. To stave off boredom if nothing else.

[ She's really very easily bored, and there's way too much downtime in Etraya.

To Carver, deliberately challenging: ] You wouldn't make things weird, either -- right?