[ the smallest, faintest tinge of amusement. you say that very easily for a boy who doesn't want to admit that a friend might betray you for a good reason. ]
Not at first, no. [ mmmm. after a moment, he adds: ] And I suppose I should mention that I was not alone in what I was trying to... accomplish. The boy who had been working with me did not take it very kindly when I decided to stop.
[ this is technically a much better example, but it involves thinking of Dist as if he were a human being with feelings. Jade's not terribly good at that. ]