[It's not so much a question as Ben telling her that he was watching, that he saw. He was paying attention. He suspects she already knows, but it's important that he tells her for certain. That he not be hiding the fact that he's paying attention.
He barely understands the significance of it, of the mask, of her possession of it. She's too complicated for him to try to guess, and he is fortunate that he trusts her to do exactly what she's doing now: reach out to him if she can't handle it. It's even more important that she doesn't want to have lied to someone she just met, but Ben merely holds onto that knowledge and focuses on what else she's said.]
What do you want to do with it? Why are you afraid you won't be safe with it?
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[It's not so much a question as Ben telling her that he was watching, that he saw. He was paying attention. He suspects she already knows, but it's important that he tells her for certain. That he not be hiding the fact that he's paying attention.
He barely understands the significance of it, of the mask, of her possession of it. She's too complicated for him to try to guess, and he is fortunate that he trusts her to do exactly what she's doing now: reach out to him if she can't handle it. It's even more important that she doesn't want to have lied to someone she just met, but Ben merely holds onto that knowledge and focuses on what else she's said.]
What do you want to do with it? Why are you afraid you won't be safe with it?