[As she lowers her hands and slips them into her back pockets, Ruby laughs the whole thing off, but the sound is wry and more an attempt at laughing with her than at her.]

It's fine. I think maybe this place brings that sort of thing out in people.

[There's a pause as she raises an eyebrow and glances around briefly.]

Unless you think somebody is actually following you? Does that sort of thing happen around here often?