[There's a blank look of surprise at her words before he half covers his mouth in thought.]
Pursue...
[Another small stretch of silence before he finally answers slowly.]
Maybe.
[If he had to be honest with himself, at least in this moment he can see no fault in Ilsa as a prospective partner. The real problem is himself...]
But to your question I just meant something similar to friendship.
[Whatever that might entail. He's such a private person that while he's been with the group and others, he doesn't really "hang out" or spend much personal time with anyone. So really he's just thinking of the status quo with just a slightly more level of being social.
And he sure did just basically gloss over that first part to answer the original question.]
no subject
Pursue...
[Another small stretch of silence before he finally answers slowly.]
Maybe.
[If he had to be honest with himself, at least in this moment he can see no fault in Ilsa as a prospective partner. The real problem is himself...]
But to your question I just meant something similar to friendship.
[Whatever that might entail. He's such a private person that while he's been with the group and others, he doesn't really "hang out" or spend much personal time with anyone. So really he's just thinking of the status quo with just a slightly more level of being social.
And he sure did just basically gloss over that first part to answer the original question.]