Kirk notices her body language and senses her anxiety. The kidnapping is a lot for anyone to take and he knows what he just said isn’t calming.

“I’ll be okay,” he says. “I’m somewhat of a detective back home. This is another case to look into. High stress comes with the job.”

Then a beat. Kimie is strange and much more high energy than what he’s used to. But so far she means well and just has her own way of coping. So he continues to speak.

“But you should be careful too. We’re technically prisoners and we don’t really know our wardens so far.”