[The question's out of his mouth before he processes what she's said and after he just stares with his mouth hanging open.
Oh. Oh.
He crosses his arms over his chest, uncrosses them, and crosses again. He's fidgeting worse now than he was before, when he was only vying for her attention. He's certainly got it now and, for the moment, he wonders if he's the one stepping on landmines instead of her.]
I didn't know that. [He groans, shakes his head.] I mean, no, of course I didn't. And okay, wow. Um.
[He's scrambling for words, emotions still firmly in the conversation they were having before and struggling to keep up. He backs up toward the table and sits heavily.]
Chirst J! I'm still pissed off and you go and- [He trails off and sighs.] I don't think that changes that you were saying my kind is fucking deformed. You can be, you, and still have some screwed up issue with us. You wouldn't be the first.
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[The question's out of his mouth before he processes what she's said and after he just stares with his mouth hanging open.
Oh. Oh.
He crosses his arms over his chest, uncrosses them, and crosses again. He's fidgeting worse now than he was before, when he was only vying for her attention. He's certainly got it now and, for the moment, he wonders if he's the one stepping on landmines instead of her.]
I didn't know that. [He groans, shakes his head.] I mean, no, of course I didn't. And okay, wow. Um.
[He's scrambling for words, emotions still firmly in the conversation they were having before and struggling to keep up. He backs up toward the table and sits heavily.]
Chirst J! I'm still pissed off and you go and- [He trails off and sighs.] I don't think that changes that you were saying my kind is fucking deformed. You can be, you, and still have some screwed up issue with us. You wouldn't be the first.