[ He's trying really hard to be tactful here. Even if she's young, and even if that makes him assume that it might be the overconfidence that young people tend to have - Daniel was one of said youths, okay, he knows.. - it's not like he wants to be mean about it, or seem like he's underestimating her.
That would just feel cruel.
So he tries to give her a soft smile. ]
Have you dealt with dangerous situations before? [ There, that might be a better - and more neutral - way of finding out why she's saying so easily that she'll be fine. ]
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[ He's trying really hard to be tactful here. Even if she's young, and even if that makes him assume that it might be the overconfidence that young people tend to have - Daniel was one of said youths, okay, he knows.. - it's not like he wants to be mean about it, or seem like he's underestimating her.
That would just feel cruel.
So he tries to give her a soft smile. ]
Have you dealt with dangerous situations before? [ There, that might be a better - and more neutral - way of finding out why she's saying so easily that she'll be fine. ]