[Is it an awkwardness that'll linger? Likely not. He can't look at her without feeling fond, without feeling connected -- blame the symbiote, or take the symbiote away and this doesn't change. Either way, she remains important to him in ways that he can try to suss out later.
(If he thinks of Luna, it's a remembrance is one that would only prove to push him forward, not nip at his heels and chain him to the ground. Her presence is- was something gentle and encouraging, and her memory is no different. She would just smile at all of this, he's sure.)
A lazy shrug of his shoulders, looking directly at her this time.]
You've never done anything that I feel like I need to stop yet.
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(If he thinks of Luna, it's a remembrance is one that would only prove to push him forward, not nip at his heels and chain him to the ground. Her presence is- was something gentle and encouraging, and her memory is no different. She would just smile at all of this, he's sure.)
A lazy shrug of his shoulders, looking directly at her this time.]
You've never done anything that I feel like I need to stop yet.
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We'll see about that.
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Uh...
[A hand comes up to rub at his stubble, because what is he supposed to say to that? He grins just a little though.]
Not meant to be taken as a challenge.
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[ You poor, poor soul. ]
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Nope. Now you're just hearing what you want to hear.