[Well, 'a little' is definitely better than 'not at all'. Her smile makes that clear, too, as it brightens a little. His staring at her Evoker had caused her to give him a curious expression. Right as she was about to ask what that was about, though...]

Hm? [She starts...then, is unable to stop her expression from tensing. About that...]

Well, actually...my first thought was about Strega. I wouldn't put it past them to arrange some sort of...kidnapping ring, just to get to us. Especially not after everything they've already done. [She pauses, then interlocks her fingers behind her back and looks downward, to the side.]

...I'd gone through every scenario I could possibly think of. One involved drugs. Another involved a Shadow with the same powers as the one at- [Her expression tenses just a bit.] -Shirakawa Boulevard. I, um...figured that maybe the idea of us requiring touch was nothing more than the idea being implanted into our minds...somehow. I just...

[She exhales and looks back at Minato with a somewhat strained smile.] Looks like I was wrong, though. Guess...it's all true, after all. We're actually...stuck here... [No, her eyes aren't tearing up, that's all his imagination.

...Really. See that smile? That means she's perfectly fine, damn it.]