You sure have a way with words, don't you, Mr. Cross?
[She can't stop herself from, well— teasing. And that makes her shake her head, holding her hands up again as if she wasn't already too late to stop herself...]
Nonononono, I mean— I can Definitely take this seriously!
And you're not mean! You're really nice. I know we just confused Merlin! But—
[She puts her hand to her chin thoughtfully, crossing the other one over her chest.]
I keep thinking about, right before then? Merlin got kind of drunk when he was all dog-butt and ears.
And... he was really upset about the way I talked to him. Before that, some time before you got here... I made my friend Riley feel like I didn't take her seriously, too, and it really hurt her feelings.
And then Trish... She's really a good girl! She's kind of scary, but it's just that mega-cool-girl attitude! Like, you know, a popular girl on TV?
[Why is that the descriptor...?]
She acted like she had no idea she was being mean, you know?
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Date: 24 Jun 2023 06:41 am (UTC)[She can't stop herself from, well— teasing. And that makes her shake her head, holding her hands up again as if she wasn't already too late to stop herself...]
Nonononono, I mean— I can Definitely take this seriously!
And you're not mean! You're really nice. I know we just confused Merlin! But—
[She puts her hand to her chin thoughtfully, crossing the other one over her chest.]
I keep thinking about, right before then? Merlin got kind of drunk when he was all dog-butt and ears.
And... he was really upset about the way I talked to him. Before that, some time before you got here... I made my friend Riley feel like I didn't take her seriously, too, and it really hurt her feelings.
And then Trish... She's really a good girl! She's kind of scary, but it's just that mega-cool-girl attitude! Like, you know, a popular girl on TV?
[Why is that the descriptor...?]
She acted like she had no idea she was being mean, you know?
So maybe... I'm missing something.