Ren sighed. All the verbal cues Charlie was giving him were literally making him tired and frustrated. Had he done something to offend her in anyway? Maybe just existing at this moment near her was an inconvenience. He sure couldn't do anything about that until the elevator doors opened and he walked out. What was she so bent out of shape about? Ren was getting to the point where he found he didn't care anymore what she thought, what anyone thought.
It was like a revelation. He just plain didn't care what she thought about him. She might live in the same building. and they would most likely meet each other again, but as she made plainly clear, she wanted nothing to do with him. Had she been a plant, Ren thought she would be a cactus: unfriendly, standing alone, and full of needles.
"Look, if you don't want to talk to me then just say so. You don't have to pretend, and badly I might add, that you are the least bit interested in meeting me." Ren put his headphones back on, but didn't turn them on. He leaned against the smooth wall of the elevator and looked down at the floor, away from her. That had been a lot for him to say, but damn he really hated it when people were condescending.
"Excuse me for trying." He mumbled under his breath.