[ . . . . . The stubbornness earns him a glance from Lili even as they stop. That's new. Normally he comes across as such a wilting flower. Before she steps inside, there's just one thing that she has to say:]

.... I normally hate it when people talk back because a lot of the time what they're saying is stupid.

[Lili, where is this going--]

But what you have to say isn't bad. [She keeps her eyes fixed on the building. It's not a matter of losing hope as to whether or not she'll be able to go back home and see the capitol.... There are just things that are out of her control even if she made it back to her world. As for how he talks about hope-] ... I don't mind it.

[And with that, she'll be walking ahead inside, refusing to make eye contact.

Was that praise?]