[It takes him a minute to respond, still just staring.]
[Oh. Right. New feather dress.]
[......!]
Not at all. [His voice sounds distance for a minute, but once he hears it, he catches himself. He actually sounds a bit more cheerful when he speaks again, if not still a bit out of it.] I'll be waiting for you in the living room, then.
[And he'll just close the door behind him and do just that! Maybe he should make tea. He could use something to calm his nerves a bit.]
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[It takes him a minute to respond, still just staring.]
[Oh. Right. New feather dress.]
[......!]
Not at all. [His voice sounds distance for a minute, but once he hears it, he catches himself. He actually sounds a bit more cheerful when he speaks again, if not still a bit out of it.] I'll be waiting for you in the living room, then.
[And he'll just close the door behind him and do just that! Maybe he should make tea. He could use something to calm his nerves a bit.]