Something about this whole thing had seemed off from the start, but it's the familiarity in that brief moment that causes him to tense up. For a similarly brief moment, he clenches a fist at his side, but his tone remains mostly even when he speaks again.
He has a "good" feeling about who this is... Even if it doesn't make any sense. But it's easy to stay at least somewhat cool as long as he's wearing that (stupid) mask. He could— still be wrong, after all. Unlikely, because he was rarely wrong, but it was a still a possibility.]
What's the matter? [A bit sharper:] Cat got your tongue?
[He doesn't say his name at the end, but it's almost implied.]
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Something about this whole thing had seemed off from the start, but it's the familiarity in that brief moment that causes him to tense up. For a similarly brief moment, he clenches a fist at his side, but his tone remains mostly even when he speaks again.
He has a "good" feeling about who this is... Even if it doesn't make any sense. But it's easy to stay at least somewhat cool as long as he's wearing that (stupid) mask. He could— still be wrong, after all. Unlikely, because he was rarely wrong, but it was a still a possibility.]
What's the matter? [A bit sharper:] Cat got your tongue?
[He doesn't say his name at the end, but it's almost implied.]