[ If he didn't have an aversion to speaking to her mentally, he'd probably be projecting ASSHOLE!!! or something equally petty and immature into her head. She's lucky he's wary of it, because otherwise she'd be dealing with his shit day and night. ]
Right.
[ He wouldn't call it "showing interest". Not enough ass-patting for that. Trying to sound like he doesn't care, he continues, ] Well, I've got— important... stuff. To do. Places to go, people to see. So.
[ He's making a concerted effort to be less of an asshole these days — because he's a delight once people get to know him, or so he hopes — so he adds, ] Anyway. The offer still stands. [ It's hard, but he chokes back 'Call me if you can't figure out how elevators work' and various other rude statements. Flippantly: ] See ya.
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Right.
[ He wouldn't call it "showing interest". Not enough ass-patting for that. Trying to sound like he doesn't care, he continues, ] Well, I've got— important... stuff. To do. Places to go, people to see. So.
[ He's making a concerted effort to be less of an asshole these days — because he's a delight once people get to know him, or so he hopes — so he adds, ] Anyway. The offer still stands. [ It's hard, but he chokes back 'Call me if you can't figure out how elevators work' and various other rude statements. Flippantly: ] See ya.