( he blinks, as if he'd checked out of the conversation at some point and had only just now found some errant thread to bring him back to it. he wets his lips, his fingers tighten on his glass. there are smudges in the condensation. )
No. I know.
( two distinct, separate clauses. he sort of tips his head off to one side. he doesn't really want to keep on. talking about it. but the thing is — he likes flora, wants to make things work with her. and he's been trying to put some of the tools he's picked up in therapy into action.
his expression cycles through several different emotions. annoyance, disgust. shame. it settles on something like resignation, and then: )
no subject
No. I know.
( two distinct, separate clauses. he sort of tips his head off to one side. he doesn't really want to keep on. talking about it. but the thing is — he likes flora, wants to make things work with her. and he's been trying to put some of the tools he's picked up in therapy into action.
his expression cycles through several different emotions. annoyance, disgust. shame. it settles on something like resignation, and then: )
It'd probably be easier if you were.