[ It does indeed get her attention, blinking twice before looking up at her "attacker" - specifically at her finger.

In response, she holds up her own palm, in a "hang on" gesture. ]

You're going to have to explain the symbolic point of raising that particular finger. In my world, we have less fingers, so any particular meaning you're trying to give across is lost on me.

[ Her deadpan voice might accidentally come across as sarcastic, but she is genuinely serious and curious about this. ]