she finds her advances being forced into circles, not really defending so much as keeping everything important out of her reach while letting her have the random things to let her feel like she's winning as her advances leave her mind entirely open. "if i didn't wish to know then i wouldn't be asking... you know, girl, you remind me of my assistant charlie, she was one for mind games as well, but i digress, now tell me what you're holding back. i wish to know why you want this damn coin so badly" maxwell says evenly, not even slightly frightened and in fact her leans in to her, to speak face to face with her, his mind out of her reach while her's would be easibly overtaking and cracked open like an egg thrown full force at the ground. yet maxwell allows her to answer, seeing through her bubbly charade and enjoying the challenge of facing something deemed "foreign" as he was highly bored of the same things, over and over. ((you keep saying she's reacting to me but i'm using maxwell not my me char. also, maxwell's no stranger to minds that are deemed "not understandable" so even with that monicure she's still open to him mentally))