"I have to pack the records too"

it was a side tangent from her, when she was getting the music on to dance for Daniel, i don't think it was a slight,
Part of me thinks she doesn't want to leave

Yes, perhaps a bit harsh. And like fluffykins, I agree she doesn't want to leave or at least isn't sure about it. I think she wants Daniel in her life and wants to help him, but at the same time is scared about all that that entails.

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That's not how the scene plays. Chloe listens attentively to everything Daniel says, and her facial expression and gestures indicate understanding and compassion. Daniel finishes speaking his mind, and is about to continue packing. There is a pause. The camera lingers on Chloe, making it evident that she is thinking now, thinking of some meaningful response to what Daniel has said. She doesn't want to just let him return to packing after what he's just said.

Her response is to think of Harry Nilsson, and his cover of this song in particular. (She is facing the record collection, so her idea is properly motivated.) She asks him, "Do you know Harry Nillson, Daniel?" He doesn't. So she goes to put on the record, and that's when she says "Gotta pack the records too." It's an aside, not her main point. She then introduces the song, stands, and invites Daniel to dance with her. I.e., to be close. This is a significant gesture because they have not been physically intimate in a sustained, romantic way to this point. He puts down the tape, kicks aside the chair to make room, and asks if he may have the dance. Chloe relies "Always, Daniel."

In other words, after Daniel pours out his heart to her, Chloe offers a gift of her heart to him. "Gotta pack the records too" is incidental, but it's also a lament about leaving - of course including leaving him. There's nothing harsh about any of this; it's the opposite.


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