She had his attention from the moment she mentioned profile. It became clear what she was doing asking all those questions. The ultimate motivation was to compile a record of how he behaved, and it didn't seem like he appreciated this coming from a place of mechanical disinterest. "Profile?" It was obviously going to be his next question, because now he had to confirm her reasons for even keeping one. It was one thing to try and get to know somebody, it was another to treat them like an asset that needed to be understood in order to be used correctly. And it was the idea that this was an effort to do exactly that which attracted distaste.
If he was previously a little uncomfortable being questioned, he was now frustrated instead. When he sat down, he put the duffle bag down on the floor just beside him. But at this rate, it was unlikely he would stick around for much longer, his posture growing defensive. The conversation was steadily making him feel like less of a person and more of a factor.
