[ her shoulders jerk at the sudden contact, and she even goes so far as to jump up, fists clenched.

reflex...

she blinks, then sits back down immediately, one leg folded over the other. ] Sorry. It's. A thing. [ explaining it wouldn't do any good. "when somebody touches me like that, i just end up being tense and i grab that person by the arm and throw them." ... nope, that's definitely not a good explanation. ] I'm working on getting better.

I... am a bit tired though, I guess. But I'll be fine. Do you want some snacks?