[ barton curls his fingers around hers; it's not a tight grasp, but it's a firm reciprocity. ]

All right. I'll check it out, then.

[ --being in enma really has him feeling a newfound respect for chief inspector nemesis, that much is sure. this business feels like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. even if he's not authorized to make an arrest or anything of the sort, he can, most certainly and enthusiastically, offer some pretty sharp words of rebuke. ]

You can feel uncomfortable without feeling cold, sure. I don't know why anyone would want to fake something as dumb and weird as this...