[Ellie's been being moderately careful, but she notices the way he lowers his voice, and she leans in, a mimic of his body language, naturally following along. He knows the terrain better than she does, best to follow his lead.
She can already tell that she's going to ask too many questions, and here isn't the place for Sam to just tell her the whole story.]
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[Ellie's been being moderately careful, but she notices the way he lowers his voice, and she leans in, a mimic of his body language, naturally following along. He knows the terrain better than she does, best to follow his lead.
She can already tell that she's going to ask too many questions, and here isn't the place for Sam to just tell her the whole story.]
... so you think it's definitely on purpose.
[From Ellie's tone, she agrees with that.]