[ You know what? It actually feels easier that he adds that second part of his message. The first part would just have forced Ange to make some sort of flustered response, but that fluster doesn't emerge as hard when she thinks about what follows.

At worst there's a bit more of a pout in her usual deadpan as she points out: ]

Yeah, because that's a thing humans can do. Just force themselves to not think about something. [ Dryly. ] Have you never heard of the white bear problem?

[ Nerd. ]