"You made it sound like it was never ever an option," Kia said with a half shrug. He now sounded defensive in her opinion and it made her briefly wonder if a nerve had been touched. If so she could easily guess at what one.
It still sounded like excuses to her but she'd let it drop. "Whatever floats your boat. Personally though, if I did things that way I'd never get to go anywhere and miss out on way too many things in my life."