In the course of watching the people he certainly had noticed one redhead in particular, and his wistful gaze might have continued to drift back to her a few times as he glumly remembered how they'd parted after the limbo incident. He happened to be glancing back towards her when she she suddenly started moving towards him--
On purpose?
The courier straightened, eyes lighting up and a grin tugging at the corners of his mouth as he hurried to tug the wrinkles from his sleeves. "Hey, Me--"
Oh.
Tal froze as Melita's words cut into him and he was left blinking in surprise as his brain took a moment to catch up with his ears. The grin melted like wax dripping down a candle as his more habitual scowl took over, hackles raising defensively at her accusing tone. "I didn't!" he protested, jamming his hands into the pockets of his trousers. "Tanau knew I was tryin' t'impress y--uh, someone... who was there... an' when I fell I guess he figured he was 'helpin.''" Red heat crawled up the back of his neck and ears, the flush thankfully lost in the red light of the bloody moon.
On purpose?
The courier straightened, eyes lighting up and a grin tugging at the corners of his mouth as he hurried to tug the wrinkles from his sleeves. "Hey, Me--"
Oh.
Tal froze as Melita's words cut into him and he was left blinking in surprise as his brain took a moment to catch up with his ears. The grin melted like wax dripping down a candle as his more habitual scowl took over, hackles raising defensively at her accusing tone. "I didn't!" he protested, jamming his hands into the pockets of his trousers. "Tanau knew I was tryin' t'impress y--uh, someone... who was there... an' when I fell I guess he figured he was 'helpin.''" Red heat crawled up the back of his neck and ears, the flush thankfully lost in the red light of the bloody moon.
