[He pretty much instantly relaxes as soon as she says "no".
With his bottle-holding hand, he waves dismissively as she starts to ramble.]
No, no. You're good, Noriko. Chill. When I'm here, this beach only has enough room for two people.
[A pause. Then a sly little smile as he adds:] Well, except when plans are made...
[Anyway, moving on--]
It's just...two six-packs of beer is a lot of booze for a human woman to drink in one afternoon. Unless you have the tolerance of, say, me...and I'm usually looking to move on to something else after my third. Variety is the spice, and so on...
[When he takes a moment to take another sip, he realizes how what he's saying might be interpreted.]
Sorry if it's too forward of me to say--just curious.
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With his bottle-holding hand, he waves dismissively as she starts to ramble.]
No, no. You're good, Noriko. Chill. When I'm here, this beach only has enough room for two people.
[A pause. Then a sly little smile as he adds:] Well, except when plans are made...
[Anyway, moving on--]
It's just...two six-packs of beer is a lot of booze for a human woman to drink in one afternoon. Unless you have the tolerance of, say, me...and I'm usually looking to move on to something else after my third. Variety is the spice, and so on...
[When he takes a moment to take another sip, he realizes how what he's saying might be interpreted.]
Sorry if it's too forward of me to say--just curious.