Ace... [ A sigh escapes her lips as her arms fall back to her sides, thinking about his answer. In light of what he could have done with the information from the file, or what someone else could have done, it was honestly rather harmless. But the point still stood, small as it was. ]

I appreciate it, but you don't need to depend on something like that to make me happy. [ And only after she says the statement out loud does she realise how it could possibly sound, prompting a soft blush. ]

What I mean is... Just be yourself, you've done just fine without anything in there.

[ That didn't make it sound much better, did it? Trying to find a way to phrase it was more stressful than it had any right to be. ]