( Peter's dopey grin stays in place through the other boy's request — somehow it reminds him of how Luna might word the thing, which makes a little flutter of amused fondness ripple through him. Definitely, dude. He'll show you how to smoke a drug.
And he's about to say as much when the next words come, and maybe it's the bow that catches Peter off-guard seconds before the rest of it, but his eyebrows are lifting straight up, an expression of almost comical perplexity taking over. )
Wait— you're Paul?
( Peter fumbles awkwardly, body tilting just a little towards the guy — are you... are you going to bow back, Peter...? He doesn't, though he does lift one hand slightly in the air like he might go for a handshake, only it hovers too close to his body to actually look like a handshake. Stupid... )
Hey...! ( It's said a little breathless (that's the anxiety), and Peter's giving a hapless smile. ) I uh, I was hoping to bump into you. It's good to meet you.
Oh— I'm Peter. ( And then, belatedly, he sticks that awkwardly hovering hand out enough that it actually looks like a handshake. ...He's some kind of counter to the other boy's composure; Peter's a mess. But at least he's a well-meaning one. )
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And he's about to say as much when the next words come, and maybe it's the bow that catches Peter off-guard seconds before the rest of it, but his eyebrows are lifting straight up, an expression of almost comical perplexity taking over. )
Wait— you're Paul?
( Peter fumbles awkwardly, body tilting just a little towards the guy — are you... are you going to bow back, Peter...? He doesn't, though he does lift one hand slightly in the air like he might go for a handshake, only it hovers too close to his body to actually look like a handshake. Stupid... )
Hey...! ( It's said a little breathless (that's the anxiety), and Peter's giving a hapless smile. ) I uh, I was hoping to bump into you. It's good to meet you.
Oh— I'm Peter. ( And then, belatedly, he sticks that awkwardly hovering hand out enough that it actually looks like a handshake. ...He's some kind of counter to the other boy's composure; Peter's a mess. But at least he's a well-meaning one. )
You having a good time, dude?