[He lowers his chopsticks. Tapping the bottom of the bowl which is definitely not proper table manners, but his mind is racing and his hands hate to be idle. It keeps his mind from going completely off the rails with this information.]
[He knows there was fondness, of course, but the way she says that implies the potential for quite a bit more. He knows people could be friends and engage in such activities. What was the phrase? Friends with....was it benefits? Most likely, it seemed the right about of crass and subtle that humans preferred for such euphemisms.]
[He had assumed that was her intent, not for...more and that-]
[Hm]
[HM]
[The tapping stops. Its been a good two minutes.]
I...don't have anything to say right now.
Making quick emotional decisions is not my forte. I always need to think about them, because when I don't-
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Date: Apr. 12th, 2023 04:56 am (UTC)[He lowers his chopsticks. Tapping the bottom of the bowl which is definitely not proper table manners, but his mind is racing and his hands hate to be idle. It keeps his mind from going completely off the rails with this information.]
[He knows there was fondness, of course, but the way she says that implies the potential for quite a bit more. He knows people could be friends and engage in such activities. What was the phrase? Friends with....was it benefits? Most likely, it seemed the right about of crass and subtle that humans preferred for such euphemisms.]
[He had assumed that was her intent, not for...more and that-]
[Hm]
[HM]
[The tapping stops. Its been a good two minutes.]
I...don't have anything to say right now.
Making quick emotional decisions is not my forte. I always need to think about them, because when I don't-
[He knows he defaults to rejection.]
[Rejection was easier.]
[But he doesn't want to do that with her.]