Although she sees the flicker of his gaze, Sookie isn't sure how to interpret it, and she knows that the two of them haven't been acquainted for long enough yet to form habits and a gut instinct to guide her along. All she can see is that his gaze breaks, and the stare that follows seems to be one mired in thought. Is it strange? Is it something that might scare him away, not being the sort of skill that anyone should have wanted for a friend to have?

"Sometimes it was real helpful," Sookie confesses, deciding to burst through with as much truth as she can offer. "If I thought someone was lying to me, I just... touched them on the back of their neck, their hand, skin to skin, and I'd often just know like that. But it's not something I'd want to do all the time, either, 'cause you can't build trust without putting yourself out there in the first place. So yeah, the island's a lot quieter, and I think I like that way."