[He pauses at that, noting the hesitancy and - after a moment of quiet observation - what she's trying to do for him here. It takes a few moments longer, but he finally musters up a decent smile.]
I'm complaining an awful lot about good news, aren't I?
[Maybe he'd just been going through a rough spot. Or maybe they did have a fight. Or maybe he just hadn't felt like talking to Tommy at his time period. Stranger things have happened, and the speedster did have a way of casually infuriating people.
Maybe he's making a mountain out of a molehill as usual and he just needs to shut up and be grateful.]
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I'm complaining an awful lot about good news, aren't I?
[Maybe he'd just been going through a rough spot. Or maybe they did have a fight. Or maybe he just hadn't felt like talking to Tommy at his time period. Stranger things have happened, and the speedster did have a way of casually infuriating people.
Maybe he's making a mountain out of a molehill as usual and he just needs to shut up and be grateful.]