Only okay, he was. A little. He cuts himself off, takes a breath and winces slightly.
"Listen, I get it, I'm an idiot. Okay? I have a bad sense of humour, and a bad filter. I thought --" What did he think? That it was funny? Clearly it wasn't funny, though John isn't exactly sure why it's gone quite so spectacularly badly. Must have hit a weak point. "Never mind," he says instead. Then, after an awkward pause. "I like paddling. And, skimming stones."
Paddling isn't bad. Maybe the... skirts comment was just too much?
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Only okay, he was. A little. He cuts himself off, takes a breath and winces slightly.
"Listen, I get it, I'm an idiot. Okay? I have a bad sense of humour, and a bad filter. I thought --" What did he think? That it was funny? Clearly it wasn't funny, though John isn't exactly sure why it's gone quite so spectacularly badly. Must have hit a weak point. "Never mind," he says instead. Then, after an awkward pause. "I like paddling. And, skimming stones."
Paddling isn't bad. Maybe the... skirts comment was just too much?