Sorry. I, ah… [Eyes back to him. The smile lingers, if subdued. Unsure. “Not right”—she has to assume it’s about the story never entertaining such a thing. It never would, in their world....] I guess I should be more upfront....
Do you ever feel like Captain Spaceboy? [Nailed it.] In… the way we just talked about?
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[Ah. She forgets he’s so literal, sometimes.]
Sorry. I, ah… [Eyes back to him. The smile lingers, if subdued. Unsure. “Not right”—she has to assume it’s about the story never entertaining such a thing. It never would, in their world....] I guess I should be more upfront....
Do you ever feel like Captain Spaceboy? [Nailed it.] In… the way we just talked about?