[It's probably fair to doubt. Not everything is smoke and mirrors, but Trish believes in choice, and if any part of the Hinata she saw rang true...it wasn't something Hinata chose to share so much as it was forced out of him.

Which, if such is the case, renders the display hollow. Like a seed that was dug out from its pot before it could bloom and show its true colors. It's a part of Hinata sure, but it's a part of Hinata that is robbed of context, and that makes it less truthful by virtue of that fact alone.

She watches him drink the tea he made, meanwhile, and wonders if it's possible for a liquid person to actually drink. Is it going somewhere in particular, or is he just giving himself more volume? Much to think about.

She remembers his claims too. The boy of many talents.]

You definitely don't like to stand out, do you?

[Hmph.]

I was mostly asking because I think you could put that talent to some use, if it truly exists. I'm no engineer myself, but I think you could do a lot better than traps.

[Not that those weren't also kind of cool, but she's less fond of the weaponry leveled at her person.]