Unfortunately, I think this may be bugged then.
She doesn't look away.
From what I can tell, this mini is based entirely on mouse position. Hovering in the left square area raises both bars, with the red bar raising 3-4x more quickly. Holding a click speeds the progress up. (Image 1)
However, no matter how long I position the mouse in the right square (which is supposed to lower the red bar (according to the flashing white arrow above it)), the red bar doesn't lower. (Image 2)
Any other ideas, perchance? Or am I just big dumb?