And her partner completely avoided another line of conversation..... Which only set America more on edge, causing her to feel more unease than when this whole fucking thing had started. This had been a mistake. Karolina had wanted her to talk, but when she did, the other woman seemed to avoid every topic that was presented. Clearly, her partner didn't really want the tank to talk about her feelings. America had fought through her coping mechanisms, had pushed through her general dislike of talking about this shit, had tried to unbox her feelings and had gotten largely ignored or told she was wrong. Sure, Karolina had told her that being upset about Xavier made sense but... Nearly everything else had seemed to go sideways in their talk.
America stood silently, walked over to fetch things and paused for a moment after pulling open the silverware drawer. A few seconds of debate seemed to tick by before she retrieved a single spoon, grabbed a glass from the cupboard, then walked over and placed them both down on the table.
"I'm not hungry." The words were even, distant, and emotionally controlled while her view remained removed from Karolina. Shifting a bit stiffly America began to move away from the table leaving things out for her partner to dine alone.