Whatever he'd been thinking about, it certainly wasn't that - and while the relative darkness might have partially masked the look of complete surprise on his face, there was also a moment where he wound up rather visibly startling, making any attempt he might have made to hide his reaction more or less moot.
He did manage to regain some small sense of composure a few seconds later, however. Enough, at least, that he was able to give her a quick shake of his head in an attempt to dismiss the notion.
"You think I was going to suggest...och, no. Look, what I was thinking was that we could be friends. That way we'd both not be as alone."
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Whatever he'd been thinking about, it certainly wasn't that - and while the relative darkness might have partially masked the look of complete surprise on his face, there was also a moment where he wound up rather visibly startling, making any attempt he might have made to hide his reaction more or less moot.
He did manage to regain some small sense of composure a few seconds later, however. Enough, at least, that he was able to give her a quick shake of his head in an attempt to dismiss the notion.
"You think I was going to suggest...och, no. Look, what I was thinking was that we could be friends. That way we'd both not be as alone."