[ His flinch is as physical as it is mental. His entire being immediately RECOILS from the idea of "feeling how it works". Man, that sounds gross! ]
N-no, that's okay.
[ The grand opening, the hint of mystery that Sam offers him, the "tug" -- all of it makes him tremble. Not fearful, but with a barely-repressed measure of reactionary heat and fire. If he reaches forward to shove shut that door, he'll touch Sam's mind. There's already so much of him touching everyone else, he doesn't want to do anything more than exist among them. One body and mind in a sea of them, like early morning on a commuter train. ]
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N-no, that's okay.
[ The grand opening, the hint of mystery that Sam offers him, the "tug" -- all of it makes him tremble. Not fearful, but with a barely-repressed measure of reactionary heat and fire. If he reaches forward to shove shut that door, he'll touch Sam's mind. There's already so much of him touching everyone else, he doesn't want to do anything more than exist among them. One body and mind in a sea of them, like early morning on a commuter train. ]
I'm not a hands-on learner. [ wow ]