[this comes out in an energetic outburst, so enthusiastic that it almost sounds petulant. perhaps he doth protest too much — francel slides back into his seat, looking a little sheepish as he realizes he's nearly yelled at zephirin about how... at ease he is. plainly, he's not truly at ease.]
...I'm sorry. I... I like being with you, I promise. It's just... I haven't really had anyone to talk to in a long time, and... I guess I feel like I don't know what to say... or how I'm supposed to act.
[he scrambles for appropriate excuses, explanations for what he knows is ridiculous, absurd behavior, but already he feels as though the airship is sinking, that zephirin will want nothing to do with him in exactly one second. it's over, francel thinks, panicking — i've just ruined it. now he knows what a sad and lonely fool i am.]
...I was really looking forward to this. But now that I've said it, I sound pathetic, don't I?
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[this comes out in an energetic outburst, so enthusiastic that it almost sounds petulant. perhaps he doth protest too much — francel slides back into his seat, looking a little sheepish as he realizes he's nearly yelled at zephirin about how... at ease he is. plainly, he's not truly at ease.]
...I'm sorry. I... I like being with you, I promise. It's just... I haven't really had anyone to talk to in a long time, and... I guess I feel like I don't know what to say... or how I'm supposed to act.
[he scrambles for appropriate excuses, explanations for what he knows is ridiculous, absurd behavior, but already he feels as though the airship is sinking, that zephirin will want nothing to do with him in exactly one second. it's over, francel thinks, panicking — i've just ruined it. now he knows what a sad and lonely fool i am.]
...I was really looking forward to this. But now that I've said it, I sound pathetic, don't I?