There's another sharper look at that first reply -- because honestly, it feels like playing games for the sake of playing games, like it's a habit that can't quite be shaken. And Ran doesn't want to play. Sharon is a good deal in question right now; Ran wants certainties, solidities, not games.

There's blood on her leg, though, and she can't deny that she needs some kind of medical treatment -- likely sooner rather than later. "Maybe that's true," she concedes, trying to shift to a better position. "But somehow I think you'd like me to."