[that's fine. that's a fair assessment. she's only freaking Jen out more. Lina brings her hands back to her lap and looks at her roommate carefully, avoiding eye contact the entire short time she's speaking.]
I'm not backing out. [she said something wrong, she was reacting wrong, and Jen deserves the chance to let Lina hear her out so they don't end up making assumptions and ruining things.] You can tell me everything you're comfortable telling me.
[and even if it's kind of self-serving, what she's saying, it's such a stark difference from how she used to act towards Jen that it almost surprises her.]
no subject
I'm not backing out. [she said something wrong, she was reacting wrong, and Jen deserves the chance to let Lina hear her out so they don't end up making assumptions and ruining things.] You can tell me everything you're comfortable telling me.
[and even if it's kind of self-serving, what she's saying, it's such a stark difference from how she used to act towards Jen that it almost surprises her.]