Steven frowns and shakes his head. But then he lifts a hand as if to stop her.

"But-- I don't need his permission. To go anywhere or do anything. I mean, that would be weird, wouldn't it?" They have a weird enough dynamic without calling any attention to it, honestly.

"He's just-- worried, y'know. Like a normal level of worry. I would be too. This place is like. Not that safe? Or nice. I mean it's nice, but not. It's weird? Not like home."