[ Sipping her tea, Root nods. ]

Apparently, I tend toward codependency. Apparently, that isn't only his opinion, so it bears thinking about.

[ Just because she's willing to talk about this doesn't mean she's happy about it. Root doesn't avoid Shaw's gaze, but she doesn't hold it steadily, glancing here and there often before settling back on Shaw. Her smile is shaky and not as bright as she likes it to be. ]

I would've thought I come off more hyperindependent.