Max mentally flails, thinking he's insulted her for a moment when she pauses eating to consider that. What was he thinking commenting on her habits that way!? This is why Erik never lets him meet people unsupervised.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it. I was just curious. I'm not judging. I... I have a pretty big calories intake requirement myself. But I won't ask or... not ask anymore about it. I should know better." Please, please, let that have smoothed it over enough. It seems like it's okay...?
Hearing Bash's name brightens his mood a little. "Oh, I met him at the cafe. He was very nice to me." Read: Bash soft dommed him into calming down; it was very effective.
"Are there really no kitchens here at all?" That makes him...less calm. Cooking happens to be his go-to coping mechanism. The whites are beginning to show around his irises. "Not even one?"
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"I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it. I was just curious. I'm not judging. I... I have a pretty big calories intake requirement myself. But I won't ask or... not ask anymore about it. I should know better." Please, please, let that have smoothed it over enough. It seems like it's okay...?
Hearing Bash's name brightens his mood a little. "Oh, I met him at the cafe. He was very nice to me." Read: Bash soft dommed him into calming down; it was very effective.
"Are there really no kitchens here at all?" That makes him...less calm. Cooking happens to be his go-to coping mechanism. The whites are beginning to show around his irises. "Not even one?"