[Displeased and distrustful: the Kaoru Nagumo story.
Which is to say that despite the apology and the declaration that he isn't an enemy, there still isn't a scrap of reassurance present. Hearing something like that at all seems to create an unhappy discomfort too, so a quick fall-back is made to the one Tried and True™ method of coping with just about anything: a pretty smile.]
It's all right - you just startled me a little, that's all. Thank you for your consideration... [Glancing over toward the window box.] Those flowers are very fragile, so I'm certain that the stems would have broken if it fell, or the petals would have shed.
Still, saying such a thing... ["I'm not a fine gentleman" WELL NO, NOT AT ALL. But he hasn't been as difficult to deal with as some people either, so:] You've been pleasant to me, so I must at least thank you for that.
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Date: 2015-03-28 08:57 pm (UTC)Which is to say that despite the apology and the declaration that he isn't an enemy, there still isn't a scrap of reassurance present. Hearing something like that at all seems to create an unhappy discomfort too, so a quick fall-back is made to the one Tried and True™ method of coping with just about anything: a pretty smile.]
It's all right - you just startled me a little, that's all. Thank you for your consideration... [Glancing over toward the window box.] Those flowers are very fragile, so I'm certain that the stems would have broken if it fell, or the petals would have shed.
Still, saying such a thing... ["I'm not a fine gentleman" WELL NO, NOT AT ALL. But he hasn't been as difficult to deal with as some people either, so:] You've been pleasant to me, so I must at least thank you for that.