[Man. You'd think that after almost a month in this hellscape, he'd have devised some plan for this. Some idea of what to say when he runs into new people. Maybe he should write it down. Practice in front of a mirror.
He's been the bearer of bad news so many times. Empathy? That he has. Connecting with people? That he can. He should be good at this. So why does he feel so tongue-tied whenever he needs to step up to the occasion? Give people the whole Horrortown 101? Maybe trying to ease them into it?
Why is this so hard?
In the end, Parker kind of takes the initiative away by catching him red-handed in his hovering and he blinks, a bit of a deer in headlights, and holds up his hands.]
Uh, hey. Hi.
[Okay, it's a start?? Working... working on the details here.]
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
[Still hovering, still awkward. But he's coming over now, going for a small smile.]
You look like you just got here. I thought maybe you need, uh, some help.
to see and be seen
He's been the bearer of bad news so many times. Empathy? That he has. Connecting with people? That he can. He should be good at this. So why does he feel so tongue-tied whenever he needs to step up to the occasion? Give people the whole Horrortown 101? Maybe trying to ease them into it?
Why is this so hard?
In the end, Parker kind of takes the initiative away by catching him red-handed in his hovering and he blinks, a bit of a deer in headlights, and holds up his hands.]
Uh, hey. Hi.
[Okay, it's a start?? Working... working on the details here.]
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
[Still hovering, still awkward. But he's coming over now, going for a small smile.]
You look like you just got here. I thought maybe you need, uh, some help.