[they aren't paying attention to the first part of that, because they're trying to calm themself down. any time it gets bad enough that they can hear it in their own voice, they know it's time to start breathing more carefully and think of things that calm them down. unfortunately, right now the biggest candidate for that is someone else who's been on their mind a lot recently, and it's unhelpful in a similar yet distinctly different way.]
[which is to say their face is still a little red when they return to the conversation.]
I wouldn't try. I'm looking at someone else right now anyway. [move past it, levi.] So he's your partner?
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[which is to say their face is still a little red when they return to the conversation.]
I wouldn't try. I'm looking at someone else right now anyway. [move past it, levi.] So he's your partner?