Sequoia Coast happy machine

Once more he gave her an incredulous stare, trying his best to nonverbally ask if she was actually shitting him right now. Now, he knew that she was joking around with him, but her acting was convincing enough that he was doubting himself. Just a bit, but still doubting.

"No, you see, I-" Aesop huffed, shuffling in agitation for a moment, as though attempting to work off any distress. "Girl, I ain't lookin' to fuck around. But hell, if you're gonna play dumb, you're gonna play dumb. So what're you doin' in this neck of the woods," Aesop asked, gesturing around at the stretch of open land. You know, the woods. He figured that if he played along, she'd get tired eventually.