[ he seems to relax a little, and so, in turn, does Zoe. she's been on edge lately, even more so than usual, and she knows it. for once, it's with a serious reason, too, not because of her own paranoia. if he'd been too friendly, she doubts she'd still be hanging around here at all. ]

Wow, you really came prepared, huh? [ she smiles, and it's actually genuine. ] Not very much. I know what some of the pieces are? Those are pawns, right, and that's the queen?