[He thinks Puss is digging for something stupid and very thin in response, but turns, the smile drops, and his eyes pop open wide.]
[Realizing it means his little heartsong is just right out there in the open for everyone to see, he lets out a little "nynghynnghg!" noise of alarm and reflexively kicks the ornament box right off the table.]
[Then he cringes, realizing that's infinitely worse, because he could've just played it cool and been like "Oh yeah, that's my best friend, we're probably just holding hands on the ornament because she's touchy-feely."]
That doesn't - that doesn't mean anything! People just - in this world they just like putting us all in Situations with these toys.
I mean, she's my best friend and she likes to hold hands with everybody. So.
[That certainly doesn't explain his reaction, though. Or the way his face turned brighter blue.]
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What statue?
[He thinks Puss is digging for something stupid and very thin in response, but turns, the smile drops, and his eyes pop open wide.]
[Realizing it means his little heartsong is just right out there in the open for everyone to see, he lets out a little "nynghynnghg!" noise of alarm and reflexively kicks the ornament box right off the table.]
[Then he cringes, realizing that's infinitely worse, because he could've just played it cool and been like "Oh yeah, that's my best friend, we're probably just holding hands on the ornament because she's touchy-feely."]
That doesn't - that doesn't mean anything! People just - in this world they just like putting us all in Situations with these toys.
I mean, she's my best friend and she likes to hold hands with everybody. So.
[That certainly doesn't explain his reaction, though. Or the way his face turned brighter blue.]