[The compliment hits, and though there's a second of delay, Ellie nods -- and then it turns into something else. It's not something she's a stranger to doing consciously, letting her expression go softer, her eyes wider, her lips parted.
Ellie doesn't slump, but she stops taking up quite so much space, bringing her knees together to clasp her hands, like she needs something to grip. She takes a deep breath, her shoulders moving with it, and nods.
She ducks her head down, like she's trying to hide a smile, like a silly little girl getting a compliment from someone she admires. The eyes are the hardest part to mask.]
Well... if you think so.
[Her voice is not markedly different, but the tone is. Softer, higher, a little more musical, a little breathlessly excited.]
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Ellie doesn't slump, but she stops taking up quite so much space, bringing her knees together to clasp her hands, like she needs something to grip. She takes a deep breath, her shoulders moving with it, and nods.
She ducks her head down, like she's trying to hide a smile, like a silly little girl getting a compliment from someone she admires. The eyes are the hardest part to mask.]
Well... if you think so.
[Her voice is not markedly different, but the tone is. Softer, higher, a little more musical, a little breathlessly excited.]