[That's a change. The quietness. Granted, he does not know Jim very well at all. But Peter would like to think that he's good at reading people. Good at understanding them and knowing where they're coming from.
This is different.
Peter doesn't gentle, necessarily, but he does mentally change tack. Replans just how ostentatiously friendly he was thinking of being.
First, he returns Jim's quiet smile. His own is perhaps a little larger and a little more bright. It's just who he is. But it's certainly nowhere near overwhelming.]
Hm, yes. Miscalculations. [Peter taps a finger against his lip.] What do you make of it?
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This is different.
Peter doesn't gentle, necessarily, but he does mentally change tack. Replans just how ostentatiously friendly he was thinking of being.
First, he returns Jim's quiet smile. His own is perhaps a little larger and a little more bright. It's just who he is. But it's certainly nowhere near overwhelming.]
Hm, yes. Miscalculations. [Peter taps a finger against his lip.] What do you make of it?