She made an effort not to tense at his proximity. She just wasn't used to people being so up close to her. (Especially not people who looked like he did.) When he whispered he was so close to her ear that she couldn't help the smallest reaction; the slightest twitch of her head.

But then she resolved to ignore him again, and refocused on what she was supposed to be doing. Again she squeezed the trigger, and a new hold appeared in the target. This one was through the center of the chest, over where the sternum would be.