"It helps when I can't sleep or need to clear my head, so I guess that falls under torture?" He got the feeling that she spend a lot of time in the extremes, black and white not particularly shades of gray.
"I really didn't mean anything by it." He kept his distance. "I'm Eric, I live around the corner there." He pointed in the direction of a side street off the town's square. She was still looking at him with apprehension and it kept his own instincts on edge, it was an exhausting space to stay in and one he tried to avoid outside of work if he could.
"Welcome to town,-" he trailed off not wanting to guess at a name while also giving her a true out if she wanted to be left alone.