[Inhale. Exhale.] ...Right. I have to at least keep trying. [He tries not to sound as uncertain as he feels. For the moment, he's forgetting the awkwardness between them - talking to the other boy almost comes naturally.]
[The more the conversation progresses, the more hopefulness lights up Jeb's face... no, Tori's face. He's not even sure what he's trying to accomplish anymore. Is it filling Mithos with some kind of hope, or himself? Or just trying not to look so miserable while looking like his girlfriend?]
Surely, if both of us keep trying... we'll get somewhere, right? [He tries standing again--oh, stupid hips! Back down he goes. How does Tori do this? But he laughs, despite himself. ...he's missed Tori's laugh so much. At least being in her body lets him hear it again, right? So he doesn't somehow forget...]
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Surely, if both of us keep trying... we'll get somewhere, right? [He tries standing again--oh, stupid hips! Back down he goes. How does Tori do this? But he laughs, despite himself. ...he's missed Tori's laugh so much. At least being in her body lets him hear it again, right? So he doesn't somehow forget...]
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[He extends a tentative hand down toward Jeb. He may be plagued with doubts and insecurities, but that just means he has to try to push past it all.]
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Thank you. I'm really not used to this. [Sheepish laughter.]
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