[ He startles freshly at that first part, mouth opening wider — not so much to protest as to reassure her that he's not scared of her, until—
—Wynonna voices that next bit, and he freezes (again, somehow, despite already being frozen. This is Advanced Freezing.) His hand's still reaching out, and after she steps closer, his fingertips have to be mere inches from the pillow she holds out in front of herself, yet he doesn't dare stretch his fingers out further. Not just yet. For now, he seems to have stopped being able to function at all. ]
Nef-nefarious things? [ He swallows, mouth immediately clamping shut again for a long moment. The thing is, as high an opinion that he has of Wynonna's character, there's no denying that she does have a tendency towards... being wicked from time to time.... Even he must admit... Well, even since his first meeting with her...
Where it had once been an unpleasant shock, the difference is that now the shock isn't... quite so unpleasant, anymore.
....This is very dangerous. Safest to play dumb! (Although not all of it is pretend; he truly has no idea what sorts of things she's alluding to. ...Which makes it all the more intimidating, for it leaves the mind to wonder and conjure up images.) ]
I'm not sure what sorts of nefarious things you mean, Miss Earp.
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—Wynonna voices that next bit, and he freezes (again, somehow, despite already being frozen. This is Advanced Freezing.) His hand's still reaching out, and after she steps closer, his fingertips have to be mere inches from the pillow she holds out in front of herself, yet he doesn't dare stretch his fingers out further. Not just yet. For now, he seems to have stopped being able to function at all. ]
Nef-nefarious things? [ He swallows, mouth immediately clamping shut again for a long moment. The thing is, as high an opinion that he has of Wynonna's character, there's no denying that she does have a tendency towards... being wicked from time to time.... Even he must admit... Well, even since his first meeting with her...
Where it had once been an unpleasant shock, the difference is that now the shock isn't... quite so unpleasant, anymore.
....This is very dangerous. Safest to play dumb! (Although not all of it is pretend; he truly has no idea what sorts of things she's alluding to. ...Which makes it all the more intimidating, for it leaves the mind to wonder and conjure up images.) ]
I'm not sure what sorts of nefarious things you mean, Miss Earp.