Just smile and be happy.
He blinked momentarily as recognition began to enter his mind. The lightbulb went off, evident as his face lit up like a ray of sunlight. Although the swamp had been an utter failure, he didn't let the past impact his current mood, sliding it off his back and into the rearview. Zavien chose to focus on the woman in front of him instead. What was her name? Had he ever heard it? They were a little distracted last time they'd met. He felt like a fool, standing there with a blank space in his mind.
His blush deepened and he noticed he still had his hands supporting her, so he pulled back to run his fingers through his hair. "Uh, yeah! What a coincidence! Um..." Rather than just spouting a random name, he laughs nervously and says, "I'm so sorry. I don't think I remember your name." Fearful that he may have offended her, he started waving his hands quickly. "Not that I don't remember you! You were incredible at the Feverlands! It was definitely thanks to you and the beavers that we got as far as we did!" He glanced down at the snowball, adding, "And your companion, of course!"
Feeling that he was digging a deeper hole, Zavien sighed loudly and ran a hand down his face. With a soft smile to hopefully reset the encounter, he looked back to her. "Is there anything I can assist you with? I don't feel like I was much help during our last meeting." He silently prayed that she'd put him out of his misery. From bumping into her to forgetting her name, he couldn't imagine how stupid he looked.
His blush deepened and he noticed he still had his hands supporting her, so he pulled back to run his fingers through his hair. "Uh, yeah! What a coincidence! Um..." Rather than just spouting a random name, he laughs nervously and says, "I'm so sorry. I don't think I remember your name." Fearful that he may have offended her, he started waving his hands quickly. "Not that I don't remember you! You were incredible at the Feverlands! It was definitely thanks to you and the beavers that we got as far as we did!" He glanced down at the snowball, adding, "And your companion, of course!"
Feeling that he was digging a deeper hole, Zavien sighed loudly and ran a hand down his face. With a soft smile to hopefully reset the encounter, he looked back to her. "Is there anything I can assist you with? I don't feel like I was much help during our last meeting." He silently prayed that she'd put him out of his misery. From bumping into her to forgetting her name, he couldn't imagine how stupid he looked.
Zavien
