[ He wants to be certain to refer to the man how he prefers. (Please give him something to tack a "Mr" onto, please... he needs it....) Even if Little stumbles over the name a bit, mispronouncing a syllable or two.
There's a pause as he's told to inhale. Breathe. It's... quite different from what he's accustomed to, but again, is the lingering concern of offending his present company, no matter some of the lingering discomforts — this man is his host and currently doctor all in one.
So Little does inhale, cautious and experimental, and keeps it in a bit too long so that it burns the way cigar smoke did back when he was much younger and had first been learning, accidentally breathing in the smoke that was only meant to be tasted.
He chokes, ungracefully, and immediately is mortified by it, planting a hand to his chest as he tilts forwards a little and gives a small series of coughs. ]
My apologies— I hadn't realised— [ He tries to compose himself, flustered. He hopes the question to follow doesn't seem rude, but he has to ask— ] Are you certain it should be... inhaled?
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[ He wants to be certain to refer to the man how he prefers. (Please give him something to tack a "Mr" onto, please... he needs it....) Even if Little stumbles over the name a bit, mispronouncing a syllable or two.
There's a pause as he's told to inhale. Breathe. It's... quite different from what he's accustomed to, but again, is the lingering concern of offending his present company, no matter some of the lingering discomforts — this man is his host and currently doctor all in one.
So Little does inhale, cautious and experimental, and keeps it in a bit too long so that it burns the way cigar smoke did back when he was much younger and had first been learning, accidentally breathing in the smoke that was only meant to be tasted.
He chokes, ungracefully, and immediately is mortified by it, planting a hand to his chest as he tilts forwards a little and gives a small series of coughs. ]
My apologies— I hadn't realised— [ He tries to compose himself, flustered. He hopes the question to follow doesn't seem rude, but he has to ask— ] Are you certain it should be... inhaled?