“Mhm.” It’s a bit dismissive. Then again, she’s instantly persuaded herself that this was the stupidest idea she’s ever had — she should have just thanked him for helping and tried to think of something else to do with their time. Go to the arcade or something.
“Just pretend I didn’t say that, okay. We can — we can — we can play card games. I got a new Ascension set for my birthday.”
The noise she makes is dismissive and it doesn’t exactly hurt him, but it does make him remotely sad in the end. He dismisses the thought, trying to ignore the fact that there’s something different in the air now. He doesn’t want her to see the expression that could come on his face anyway. He looks at her in the eyes and nods, forcing a grin once again.
“That sounds totally cool. We could do that. Let’s just hope I don’t control you into picking the worst card~,” he says in this teasing tone that he’s practically forcing out of his mouth.
/That/ she can hear, but he’s trying so hard, like her, to pretend nothing’s changed. She forces a little laugh and picks the box off the shelf. “You would have to do that the whole game to make it worthwhile. This game is pretty forgiving of mistakes.” She hasn’t even taken the plastic off the box.
