[If she's going to laugh like that, he's got a pretty good guess. But he shakes his head. Intentional or not, the feeling of tension is gone so he's thankful. He listens to her speak while slithering over to where he threw the arm, twisting to face her as she explains.]
This place is pretty weird. You're not wrong about that. But trust me. This, uh, gift says a lot more about me than it does about you.
[He 'bends' down to pick it up and returns to place it on the canvas. He wants to hurry up and wrap it back up, but now that Monika has seen it...it'll just make him look flustered if he freaks out about it again. The man's arm sits there, his watch cracked and no longer running. It's cold to the touch, too, and looks like it's been preserved in a freezer.]
You're not going to tell anyone about this, are you?
[His tone is flat. He doesn't sound worried or like he's threatening her. He just looks at her, eyebrow raised, waiting for an answer.]
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Uh-huh. I wonder.
[If she's going to laugh like that, he's got a pretty good guess. But he shakes his head. Intentional or not, the feeling of tension is gone so he's thankful. He listens to her speak while slithering over to where he threw the arm, twisting to face her as she explains.]
This place is pretty weird. You're not wrong about that. But trust me. This, uh, gift says a lot more about me than it does about you.
[He 'bends' down to pick it up and returns to place it on the canvas. He wants to hurry up and wrap it back up, but now that Monika has seen it...it'll just make him look flustered if he freaks out about it again. The man's arm sits there, his watch cracked and no longer running. It's cold to the touch, too, and looks like it's been preserved in a freezer.]
You're not going to tell anyone about this, are you?
[His tone is flat. He doesn't sound worried or like he's threatening her. He just looks at her, eyebrow raised, waiting for an answer.]