[ yeah he's also, not good at that

takes a moment to

kind of, just stare. blankly, mostly because he's trying to make sure he heard it right. that sounds, extremely unusual? even bizarre? ]

Ah . . .

[ i mean all things considered he doesn't like, take it badly. in fact he does straight up believe her, but it's still like, confusing. even though she said it's blocked, he does seek it out for a moment. curious.

. . .

wait ]

Is it the same vice versa --?