[ A quick exhale responds, like there's something distantly funny in her apology — or in the thought of anyone apologizing to him, even if he knows it's just a formality. (He understands social graces the way mechanics know their valves, but that doesn't excuse them from irony.) ]
I don't mind. [ He does, in fact, move red jack to black queen, before he looks up at her, disguising a once-over as shy hesitation, but the hint of friendliness in his countenance is just this side of genuine. ]
so so sorry for the delay
I don't mind. [ He does, in fact, move red jack to black queen, before he looks up at her, disguising a once-over as shy hesitation, but the hint of friendliness in his countenance is just this side of genuine. ]
You're new.