[ While Carlisle's still talking, Qubit stands and starts pacing the tiny cabin, too agitated to sit still. He starts to interrupt him a couple of times, but manages to bite it back until (almost) the end of the sentence. ]
I know I know I know - how this must look to you, but -
[ He runs a hand through his hair, his jaw clenching in frustration. Damn! After all these months giving Carlisle one wrong impression about himself, it figures he'd immediately overcorrect and go barreling into its opposite, which is also wrong. He was too closed-off with his feelings before, that much is beyond dispute, but it doesn't mean he had to let the throttle out all at once -
As abruptly as it began, though, the pacing halts, and Qubit takes a deep and deliberate breath, sharply reining himself in. Why is he getting so worked up over this? It's just a misunderstanding, easily corrected. Hell, up until yesterday, given the same information, he might have drawn the same conclusion himself. ]
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I know I know I know - how this must look to you, but -
[ He runs a hand through his hair, his jaw clenching in frustration. Damn! After all these months giving Carlisle one wrong impression about himself, it figures he'd immediately overcorrect and go barreling into its opposite, which is also wrong. He was too closed-off with his feelings before, that much is beyond dispute, but it doesn't mean he had to let the throttle out all at once -
As abruptly as it began, though, the pacing halts, and Qubit takes a deep and deliberate breath, sharply reining himself in. Why is he getting so worked up over this? It's just a misunderstanding, easily corrected. Hell, up until yesterday, given the same information, he might have drawn the same conclusion himself. ]