Okay, actually, before I say something incredibly stupid— [ And totally upset her by making a wrong assumption. ] Did you enjoy putting in all that work? Like, was there ever a time where doing any of that made you happy?

[ His expression is tight, as he has to grit his teeth to press on with what he's saying. ]

'Cause I'm not really getting that impression, Riley.

[ That story about being inspired by Cairo when she was a kid, that was cute. This isn't. This just sounds like a girl expending every bit of energy she had on something because she felt like she had to. ]