[Worked up as she is, it takes Meryl a few seconds to properly process what it is Knives has said. She takes it, at first, as acknowledgement, before barreling into the second half of his statement - ]
Fine, we can absolutely settle on - [Her jaw promptly snaps shut. I think that's a good match, he'd said. She knows better than to think that Millions Knives, of all people, thinks she's pretty, but let her live in the fantasy for just a few seconds.]
Feisty one is fine. [She grumbles it quickly, before lifting her mug up. She sips her tea loudly, as if to put an end to the conversation. Nope, she's not going to entertain these thoughts any further.]
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Fine, we can absolutely settle on - [Her jaw promptly snaps shut. I think that's a good match, he'd said. She knows better than to think that Millions Knives, of all people, thinks she's pretty, but let her live in the fantasy for just a few seconds.]
Feisty one is fine. [She grumbles it quickly, before lifting her mug up. She sips her tea loudly, as if to put an end to the conversation. Nope, she's not going to entertain these thoughts any further.]