He probably would have caught her fingers at least if she'd darted her hand away, but he was weirdly pleased that she didn't. Not that he knew she'd had the urge to, of course.
He did relax a little at the response, nodding, because his only remembering certain events of anything before about age ten was just the way things worked for everyone, and just that moment of doubt had been enough to rattle him more than he'd expected it to.
"I guess he just brings that out in people." He replied, smile inching into place again, "But, that's not what we're talking about right now, right? Headbutting aside, is that a character that will work?" A little head-shake, "Maybe not right away, still have to figure out how to get myself the extra time without flat-out lying, because I'm uh, not good at that."
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Date: 2024-01-31 05:07 am (UTC)He did relax a little at the response, nodding, because his only remembering certain events of anything before about age ten was just the way things worked for everyone, and just that moment of doubt had been enough to rattle him more than he'd expected it to.
"I guess he just brings that out in people." He replied, smile inching into place again, "But, that's not what we're talking about right now, right? Headbutting aside, is that a character that will work?" A little head-shake, "Maybe not right away, still have to figure out how to get myself the extra time without flat-out lying, because I'm uh, not good at that."