It took every fiber of her intelligence to prevent her from yelling something rash like she'd rather be possessed or killed than depend on him ever again. The only reason she stopped was because he was right about one thing; she didn't make friends easily. Not close ones, not ones who she'd be able to trust with her life. She didn't want to come off as the crazy bitch he was bound to present her to this world as. Screaming at him or offering herself up for death sounded like a bad idea in every way. It didn't help, of course, that she was pretty sure in this place that saying she'd rather die would pretty much be taken as an invitation.
But his comments stung, and for once, she was willing to let him see how much. Florence was vulnerable in this world simply because she didn't know it. And there he was, making it sound like without him, she'd be ripped to shreds by the first available hellhound. It was more than just annoying, it was infuriating. She'd promised herself she'd never be dependent on anyone again and now, it seemed, she had no choice. But him?
Florence crossed her arms in front of her, trying not to show just how hurt she was. Angry, yes, he could see her anger at his cruel words all he wanted. But he'd never see her cry. That much she was determined about. "No, of course I don't know how. I've been here a few days, at best. But I'm not stupid, I do know how to read. You can prevent every single person here from talking to me directly, I can still read their warnings and their updates." The computer thing wasn't too hard to figure out, really, once she did it a few times. And there were books. Loads of books on the supernatural and the paranormal.
"I'm in a fight I never asked for, Freddie." Her voice dropped a bit, her accent growing a bit thicker as it often did when she grew emotional. She'd traveled so much in her youth that it had faded a bit, taken on bits and pieces from other locations. But when she was hurt or angry, it was pure London. "I didn't ask to be here and I sure didn't ask to be here with you. So quit trying to play the part of saviour, because I'm not buying it."