Redhawk Caldera Somewhere in my car

Elwood pressed his ears forward, eagerly drinking in Somnia's words as she recalled her interaction with Finley. He didn't even stop to think that he could potentially be putting Somnia in an awkward position, as she had heard both sides of this story. She had to worry about compromising Finley's trust while also fulfilling his wishes -- but none of this crossed his mind.

He wasn't surprised to hear her use the word "overreact" -- it was already clear that Finley thought his departure had been unnecessary. In fact, now that some time had passed, he would readily agree with that judgement. He pursed his lips as Somnia concluded that she and Finley had decided to blame it on the fact that he was a male. He could have retorted that the whole thing started because Finley acted like a girl, but he held his tongue -- it would do no good to shoot the messenger, and besides, he felt no animosity towards Somnia.

"Interesting," was his response after a long pause. One ear tilted out to the side, and then he grinned and said, "Well, good to know you girls just keep us guys around for one reason." It seemed that he was learning a thing or two from Finley -- deflecting and avoiding the topic was often easier than addressing it head-on.