They might be afraid of having their feelings hurt, you know. A sensitive sort of person might put up a cold front to keep people at arm's length in the beginning, but then let them get closer over time.
[She steals a glance at the cat out of the corner of her eye, gauging how far away it is, and tries to hold still as best she can.]
Like the cat. He might be a perfectly nice cat, but right now he's got no reason to trust us, and we're a lot bigger than he is. It's hard to blame him for being suspicious. He doesn't know we're trying to help him.
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They might be afraid of having their feelings hurt, you know. A sensitive sort of person might put up a cold front to keep people at arm's length in the beginning, but then let them get closer over time.
[She steals a glance at the cat out of the corner of her eye, gauging how far away it is, and tries to hold still as best she can.]
Like the cat. He might be a perfectly nice cat, but right now he's got no reason to trust us, and we're a lot bigger than he is. It's hard to blame him for being suspicious. He doesn't know we're trying to help him.