[ Which he'd be happy to discuss further, feats of his ability to duck and dodge pursuers (of the violent, romantic, and debt variety) ready on his tongue, but her saccharine lilt stalls him. Lighter opens his mouth, closes it, and then squints. He'd like to think he's pretty adept at figuring out when someone's just trying to torment him a little and when they're expressing something genuine and — ]
Yeah? [ Lighter just blurts it out, expression watery, quizzical. ] Why wouldn't I?
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[ Which he'd be happy to discuss further, feats of his ability to duck and dodge pursuers (of the violent, romantic, and debt variety) ready on his tongue, but her saccharine lilt stalls him. Lighter opens his mouth, closes it, and then squints. He'd like to think he's pretty adept at figuring out when someone's just trying to torment him a little and when they're expressing something genuine and — ]
Yeah? [ Lighter just blurts it out, expression watery, quizzical. ] Why wouldn't I?