[ Hei exhales in a short rush, succeeding in making it sound exasperated rather than relieved. His pulse is hammering erratically, jumping in his chest, but it seems far away from what he's saying and doing; okay, fine, he doesn't really know what he's meant to be doing right now, but he's found a strand of conversation to follow. It will do to stave off the silence. ]
No reason. [ He repeats it, more halting than he'd meant to sound, rubbing two fingers at his temple and suddenly horribly conscious of his own body language. After a beat he gestures vaguely. ] Unless you have more cats to feed.
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[ Hei exhales in a short rush, succeeding in making it sound exasperated rather than relieved. His pulse is hammering erratically, jumping in his chest, but it seems far away from what he's saying and doing; okay, fine, he doesn't really know what he's meant to be doing right now, but he's found a strand of conversation to follow. It will do to stave off the silence. ]
No reason. [ He repeats it, more halting than he'd meant to sound, rubbing two fingers at his temple and suddenly horribly conscious of his own body language. After a beat he gestures vaguely. ] Unless you have more cats to feed.