[Again with hesitation, although not as long this time.]
... B-Before I met you, I... did not usually need to... a-associate with individuals to any great extent, and though Luceti has... d-done much to change that, and to enable me to have friendships which have sh-shaped me so extensively, I... still remember when I was a-alone much of the time...
... a-and I remember how easily I was able to... e-end acquaintanceships, solely by saying the wrong thing...
... Y-You are very important to me. I do not wish to... d-do or say something that would... cause you to regret being with me, even if the chance is... quite low...
... And sometimes even that worry feels... l-like something I should not mention, because of the seeming absurdity of it...
[He trails off, then, and his fingers noticeably shake as he picks through Don's wing in silence.]
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... B-Before I met you, I... did not usually need to... a-associate with individuals to any great extent, and though Luceti has... d-done much to change that, and to enable me to have friendships which have sh-shaped me so extensively, I... still remember when I was a-alone much of the time...
... a-and I remember how easily I was able to... e-end acquaintanceships, solely by saying the wrong thing...
... Y-You are very important to me. I do not wish to... d-do or say something that would... cause you to regret being with me, even if the chance is... quite low...
... And sometimes even that worry feels... l-like something I should not mention, because of the seeming absurdity of it...
[He trails off, then, and his fingers noticeably shake as he picks through Don's wing in silence.]