[It's a fair question, especially in response, but it blindsides him like these questions always do. Something about the way she blurts it makes him squirm. He takes a sip of his coffee to buy himself some time, and then picks at a chip in the ceramic with his fingernail.]
Not much around here, if I'm being honest. I guess you could say I love my monsters. Not the dead ones, that'd be weird. Touching those guys would not be a good idea though, no matter how bad this event gets.
[He laughs. Would the third degree burns be worth it? Will this event escalate to make that sound like a good idea? He might be in some trouble down the road.]
So, that leaves my keyboard. I could give that a shot. What about you?
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[It's a fair question, especially in response, but it blindsides him like these questions always do. Something about the way she blurts it makes him squirm. He takes a sip of his coffee to buy himself some time, and then picks at a chip in the ceramic with his fingernail.]
Not much around here, if I'm being honest. I guess you could say I love my monsters. Not the dead ones, that'd be weird. Touching those guys would not be a good idea though, no matter how bad this event gets.
[He laughs. Would the third degree burns be worth it? Will this event escalate to make that sound like a good idea? He might be in some trouble down the road.]
So, that leaves my keyboard. I could give that a shot. What about you?