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As she elaborates, all he can do is offer a few big blinks. It’s almost astounding, what she says. He hadn’t heard such things before but it filled him with a warm sort of feeling. Like maybe everything wasn’t totally awful.

She seems rather sweet, even if she doesn’t like others. Then she said something that made him feel a bit odd. Not in a bad way by any means but the declaration of fondness means a lot to the man who is hardly in good shape — mentally and physically. I...like you too. You’re rather smart. The words felt a bit awkward coming out of his mouth but they were truthful. You said you gather herbs? He stirred the conversation ever so slightly, hoping to drift away from his odd declaration.