[Billy bites his lip, then nods, stepping past Ben and crouching down to be at eye level with the doorknob. After hearing that story, his confidence is a little frazzled, so it takes a bit of chanting to get him focused once more. It isn't long before the blue magic flairs between his fingers and transforms the knob until it's good as new.
Then he straightens up, still at a complete loss for what to say.]
O... okay. Um. I should- I gotta see Teddy before school. I'll just...
[Ugh, ugh, ugh. This is hard. Painfully awkward. Finally he just ducks his head in a half-nod, half-bow and twists the newly-fixed knob to duck out of the apartment, with one last uneasy apology marking his departure.
That'll teach him to ask questions, apparently; he feels terrible.]
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Then he straightens up, still at a complete loss for what to say.]
O... okay. Um. I should- I gotta see Teddy before school. I'll just...
[Ugh, ugh, ugh. This is hard. Painfully awkward. Finally he just ducks his head in a half-nod, half-bow and twists the newly-fixed knob to duck out of the apartment, with one last uneasy apology marking his departure.
That'll teach him to ask questions, apparently; he feels terrible.]