the weirdness of the "knocking" sound becomes clear once marina opens the door; he's got one of those cardboard drink holders with two smoothies in its cups, which means his remaining hand is occupied... he was bumping his shoulder against the door to ask for permission to enter.
once inside, he sets the drinks on whatever's closest in function to a table and gestures at them. take!!! ]
You thirsty? [ a beat, and then, an awkward neck rub ] Oh, crap, I probably should've asked if you were allergic to anything before heading over...
[ OH! SMOOTHIES HELP. her expression shifts a little, and what might have been emotional barbed wire curled almost protectively around her temples like a crown sort of smoothes out, unravels a little more. ]
I could use a drink, yeah. C'mon in... sorry, it's a mess.
[ her expression shifts a little, a small smile. she just moves some books off a table so the smoothies do not tumble to their doom. she peeks at them curiously. ]
I'm not - I don't think I have any weird allergies? What kind did you get?
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the weirdness of the "knocking" sound becomes clear once marina opens the door; he's got one of those cardboard drink holders with two smoothies in its cups, which means his remaining hand is occupied... he was bumping his shoulder against the door to ask for permission to enter.
once inside, he sets the drinks on whatever's closest in function to a table and gestures at them. take!!! ]
You thirsty? [ a beat, and then, an awkward neck rub ] Oh, crap, I probably should've asked if you were allergic to anything before heading over...
no subject
I could use a drink, yeah. C'mon in... sorry, it's a mess.
[ her expression shifts a little, a small smile. she just moves some books off a table so the smoothies do not tumble to their doom. she peeks at them curiously. ]
I'm not - I don't think I have any weird allergies? What kind did you get?