[ Lucky for David, Pietro is utterly terrible at reading people, so while his brow gives a little flick of suspicion, that answer at least holds enough water to redirect his ire. Hmph. ]

If they spent half as much time helping her as talking about it I would not need to be here.

[ There's more worry behind his voice than anger, though. It's been over a month now; she should be better. She should at least know his face. (What if she never does?) ]

Did they say anything in particular about her? Do you remember?