She clapped her hands once and internally winced at the sharpness of the sound. "Great! Because, you know, thinking is good and--"

As she talked, Cordelia began inching towards the door. "--the last thing we both need is more awkwardness between us, so I'm just gonna... go. Home. To my apartment. Which is also in Taxon."

By this time, she had already stepped out of the room. Only then did she allow herself to breathe. "Right."