At her apology, Clint relaxed a little, even though he still wasn't exactly pleased. She was an adult, so it was confusing to him how she'd be so oblivious, especially since she'd been pretty polite before that.
At that point, his brain caught up with him and reminded him that not everyone came from a time he was familiar with, or even a world he was familiar with. Sure, variations of his Earth seemed to be the most prominent places to pull people into this mess, but it wasn't a hard and fast rule as he knew from talking with Baze and Ned. If this woman came from somewhere completely different (and if she didn't know what a clothesline was, that was probably true), that would explain a lot, and the best thing he could do would be help her, trying to lead by example. He wasn't entirely confident in his ability to do that, but, well, better try, right?
"You might've meant it kindly, but saying it like that's not gonna win you a lot of friends." It felt weird to be explaining this - this was something he'd had to talk to his kids about, when they were really little. Not a grown woman. "Most people here're willing to help, but just remember not to try and boss people around, okay? A clothesline's just a small rope or thick cord you string up between two trees or something sturdy and hang things you just washed on. There might be one in the kitchen of your house, and if you just got here you probably need soap. That's in the butcher's shop in the middle of town."
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At that point, his brain caught up with him and reminded him that not everyone came from a time he was familiar with, or even a world he was familiar with. Sure, variations of his Earth seemed to be the most prominent places to pull people into this mess, but it wasn't a hard and fast rule as he knew from talking with Baze and Ned. If this woman came from somewhere completely different (and if she didn't know what a clothesline was, that was probably true), that would explain a lot, and the best thing he could do would be help her, trying to lead by example. He wasn't entirely confident in his ability to do that, but, well, better try, right?
"You might've meant it kindly, but saying it like that's not gonna win you a lot of friends." It felt weird to be explaining this - this was something he'd had to talk to his kids about, when they were really little. Not a grown woman. "Most people here're willing to help, but just remember not to try and boss people around, okay? A clothesline's just a small rope or thick cord you string up between two trees or something sturdy and hang things you just washed on. There might be one in the kitchen of your house, and if you just got here you probably need soap. That's in the butcher's shop in the middle of town."