Suddenly, Ninkasi had the feeling of being roughly kicked in the gut with enough force to make her taste lunch from yesterday in the back of her throat. Oh. That was what this was about. She wanted to go. She wanted to go back home, now. She wasn't ready to talk about this because she didn't know what it was... terminology wise...
The comment about using sex like an alcoholic uses a bottle... yeah, she'd come to that conclusion on her own. The information about Enki... she didn't want to think about. At least not right now.
“It's not taking me anything,” she replied defensively. Still, she swallowed. She still felt a bit like vomiting.