[ Genuinely, Severus has no idea what she's trying to get at or what she wants from him, and doesn't feel like asking her again. ]
Then you should practice. [ Bluntly. He probably could help her with it, but Severus realizes he doesn't want to. He doesn't want to keep talking to her with her weird mom eyes and her alien sense of distance. He wasn't ever sure if he actually liked Ilde or not (or disliked Ilde or not), but before this, at least she was in the age group of general social understanding. ]
no subject
Then you should practice. [ Bluntly. He probably could help her with it, but Severus realizes he doesn't want to. He doesn't want to keep talking to her with her weird mom eyes and her alien sense of distance. He wasn't ever sure if he actually liked Ilde or not (or disliked Ilde or not), but before this, at least she was in the age group of general social understanding. ]
I have to get back to work.