"Well it's lovely either way. Is your family Japanese or did they just like the name?" No sense in making any assumptions.
Perhaps allowing him to help her would make her day just a bit less hectic, less frazzled?
"I usually wait in the car if we do stop anywhere. My partner does most of the talking. He's back there now, talking to someone." He smiled in a friendly manner. "He would be disappointed to know that he missed out on the chance to meet and help you." And knowing Michael, probably just a little envious as well. Ruri was quite attractive indeed.
The explanation was on the tip of his tongue, ready to spill out in a tumble of words, but he caught himself just in time, biting the inside of his cheek hard to keep from speaking, tasting the tang of blood on his tongue. "Ah, no. It's just Kitt. Just my name. Not short for anything." It didn't sound convincing even to his own ears. He'd said it too fast, too nervously. Too close.
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Date: 2018-05-01 12:30 am (UTC)Perhaps allowing him to help her would make her day just a bit less hectic, less frazzled?
"I usually wait in the car if we do stop anywhere. My partner does most of the talking. He's back there now, talking to someone." He smiled in a friendly manner. "He would be disappointed to know that he missed out on the chance to meet and help you." And knowing Michael, probably just a little envious as well. Ruri was quite attractive indeed.
The explanation was on the tip of his tongue, ready to spill out in a tumble of words, but he caught himself just in time, biting the inside of his cheek hard to keep from speaking, tasting the tang of blood on his tongue. "Ah, no. It's just Kitt. Just my name. Not short for anything." It didn't sound convincing even to his own ears. He'd said it too fast, too nervously. Too close.