[ she can peer as much as she wants: as usual, his expression is difficult to read, so she'll have to keep guessing. Trish can at least be sure he's not trying to tease her. His eyes are clear, his gaze earnest. It doesn't really matter that he's being transparent about this, and he's aware that he is; he's simply doing what he thinks he should, as he always does, and there's no shame in that. ]

I think you've had your fill of people watching.

[ in that firm-yet-gentle manner he has. She's watching them a little too closely. He would never criticize her wariness - she's right to be wary. However, she's also, essentially, a regular teenage girl. She shouldn't feel like she has to be watching at all times. They're working together, after all; he'll look out for her, too. ]

But I can tell you the food's better than our usual rations. [ which may be damning the meal with faint praise, but. ] Did you try any of it? It's not all bugs.

[ even if he is blissfully dense about her disgust at seeing him do it, Bruno can't actually imagine her eating a bug. Her standards are clearly high. Probably too high to maintain for much longer living in a refugee camp. ]