he doesnt look me in the eye because hes fighting his urge to not looking people in the eye is a sign that one , a person feels inferior to the person whose gaze he is avoiding , and we know thats not the case with commander maxwell and you , or two , a person feels as though the one whose gaze he is avoiding is undeserving of his attention , and between those two options , sylvie , i think we know which is the correct one .