[A beat -- he was not expecting an apology. Regardless if Danger had intended a manipulative effect or not, such was the outcome: Chilton shifted uneasily, feeling self-conscious and aware of an oddly warm feeling from within the pit of his stomach. Not necessarily an unpleasant one.]
Apology accepted.
[Succinct and spoken in that highly enunciated way he had, as if tiptoeing around his own prior emotional melting. The fact that he did not rub in detail, or dwell, or continue his tone was evidence of the remarkable impact Danger's three words had.]
I shouldn't be speaking of my other patients with you, anyway. Even if you are more advanced than they might be.
no subject
Apology accepted.
[Succinct and spoken in that highly enunciated way he had, as if tiptoeing around his own prior emotional melting. The fact that he did not rub in detail, or dwell, or continue his tone was evidence of the remarkable impact Danger's three words had.]
I shouldn't be speaking of my other patients with you, anyway. Even if you are more advanced than they might be.