[This girl definitely looks like she's ready to be helpful and all, but Caitlyn could see that she was stressed and exhausted. It doesn't take a detective to figure out that she was probably trying to push through the stress and be useful, when she really should be sitting and dealing.
So, Cait bustled over with a basket of fruit and sits down.]
First, you eat. Then, you help me sort out good from bad. There's some wormy apples in there, and I could use a hand sorting them.
[There aren't any wormy apples. This is just an excuse to get her to stay put for a minute.]
Returning
[This girl definitely looks like she's ready to be helpful and all, but Caitlyn could see that she was stressed and exhausted. It doesn't take a detective to figure out that she was probably trying to push through the stress and be useful, when she really should be sitting and dealing.
So, Cait bustled over with a basket of fruit and sits down.]
First, you eat. Then, you help me sort out good from bad. There's some wormy apples in there, and I could use a hand sorting them.
[There aren't any wormy apples. This is just an excuse to get her to stay put for a minute.]