I already have a home here, I do not need to be taken in as if I were a housecat.

[ Clarion's eyes narrow, in that the optics seem to spin and contract, in the best robotic imitation of normal eye narrowing in humans.

Basically: she knows this girl's type. She's dealt with it before, and so she knows to be alert! Except that last line makes her sigh again, shaking her head. ]

Should that not have been your first worry?