"Does that mean you have to go sometimes?" If so, unfortunate for him. She couldn't really imagine having to go to some sort of function to preform small talk and keep up appearances or something like that.

"Oh, yeah, definitely not seeming defensive right now." Just as much as she wasn't seeming amused by it all. Which meant he definitely seemed defensive to her, because she certainly seemed amused.

"You could still try to deny it. Then I could pretend I'd never seen what was on the network. I'm a great actress." And a great liar. Her shoulders slumped slightly as he spoke about connections, a hint at how much it bothered her to discuss things like that. For a few seconds she fell completely silent and then she looked away from him. "She hates me now." So it wasn't like the connections really mattered, right? Kitty hated her now and that was just a fact. "Everyone does. Except Piotr. Poor stupid trusting brother Colossus." There was a bit of bitterness that managed to slip through her tone. She loved her brother more than she could ever express and yet there were certain difficulties involved with him as well. Like the fact that he always thought positively and as if there was always hope to be found. Which got frustrating for someone that had left their innocence behind in hell.

She tilted her head and looked over at the book. "Ah, I didn't know you were a thief too."