Neverwinter Forest ah, shit— you left the door unlocked!

He was wondering if that was it. Matty did stay quiet for a moment after all. Mal had started trying to think of something else to fill the silence when Matty went in a different subject entirely for their continuing discussion, Uh--

It definitely caught him off-guard -- a new half brother asking about someone who Mal treated like a sister. If the story Matty told had been reversed, maybe Mal would have been protective of her but if she was the one making a move, well... It was still weird and made him feel weird but he couldn't put a name to it. Momentary mental flailing aside, Might be overestimating my wisdom a little. A sort of almost laugh at that. But, um. Simmik's always been reasonable. I think if you tell the truth you can probably fix things? Say you freaked out, that you're sorry.. Maybe bring her something? He shrugged, tilting his head. Did that sound good to him?