The fact that he wanted her to elaborate on her answer made Lyra laugh slightly. "You seem quite concerned with my opinion all of a sudden." She let the words hang for a moment as she focused on her sketch for a moment, drawing out the long curve of the beak and the expressive eyes of mother and baby.
"Fine, my answer actually was not an evasion. I honestly don't see how your current choices when it comes to relationships are something for me to judge upon. I find it a bit sad that you dislike the idea of being with one person, but I also don't know your reasoning behind it. It might be something sound, or just something absolutely silly. It also doesn't affect me. I'm not currently seeking a relationship with you." Despite her perhaps wanting to. She was smarter than that.
"Now go ahead and answer your question Ash.Why you think dating is just two people pretending to be something they are not? What were you pretending to be?" She took the moment to stop her sketching and glance back up at him, curious just what it was that he would say.