[Just confirming it would be too dry, wouldn't it be? He could fall back on humour. He had that, if nothing else. He hoped it'd come across as playful as their last exchange and not... giving off the same vibe as a nervous laugh or a twitching smile in verbal form. He might be overthinking, just a bit.]
A very rare occurrence, I assure you. It won't happen again.
Yes, someone already has.
I hope you're not too disappointed.
[—urk, right after sending that, he realized he made it too vague, did it sound like he thought Dio wished harm on him? Was it appropriately joke-y? Ughhh, after the pause, he quickly followed up with two more, rapid-fire:]
That someone else beat you to it, Wolf, and not that I'm free.
[Waffling. He was this awkward while trying to be earnest too, curse his lack of social skills. Maybe if he approached this like a battle, he could tackle this with a calm, calculating mind, and not this middling, eggshell-walk.]
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A very rare occurrence, I assure you. It won't happen again.
Yes, someone already has.
I hope you're not too disappointed.
[—urk, right after sending that, he realized he made it too vague, did it sound like he thought Dio wished harm on him? Was it appropriately joke-y? Ughhh, after the pause, he quickly followed up with two more, rapid-fire:]
That someone else beat you to it, Wolf, and not that I'm free.
[Waffling. He was this awkward while trying to be earnest too, curse his lack of social skills. Maybe if he approached this like a battle, he could tackle this with a calm, calculating mind, and not this middling, eggshell-walk.]