[He couldn't help looking a bit uncomfortable, reaching up to scratch at his cheek as his eyes darted around sheepishly.]
Blond-er, sorry, older you, the one with the...fluffy hair that's here most often? Yeah, a while back, he said I wasn't exactly as hard to notice as I'd always thought I was.
[At least the kid seemed to be taking it a bit better than he'd expected, though he was obviously still understandably wary. That didn't make Nick visibly wilt any less when the inevitable question came up, and he sighed, his hands dropping to his lap before he gave a very small shrug.]
...Yeah. You could say that. Sorry, Mijo. I really didn't wanna scare yah. I'm not gonna hurt you, I swear. Doubt I could even if I wanted to, and if it makes you feel any better, your mom knows I been here for a while, now. Blondie, too. Obviously.
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Blond-er, sorry, older you, the one with the...fluffy hair that's here most often? Yeah, a while back, he said I wasn't exactly as hard to notice as I'd always thought I was.
[At least the kid seemed to be taking it a bit better than he'd expected, though he was obviously still understandably wary. That didn't make Nick visibly wilt any less when the inevitable question came up, and he sighed, his hands dropping to his lap before he gave a very small shrug.]
...Yeah. You could say that. Sorry, Mijo. I really didn't wanna scare yah. I'm not gonna hurt you, I swear. Doubt I could even if I wanted to, and if it makes you feel any better, your mom knows I been here for a while, now. Blondie, too. Obviously.