Post by ghostmytoast on May 18, 2023 2:25:24 GMT
Flynn shook and whiped at his eyes, only looking up when Nekoyama got his attention by patting his leg and translating. When Hal's words finally made it to him, he sniffed and took a few breaths. Still, he shool his head and had no idea what to say.
It took a while but eventually he was able to speak and sign again, though the words didn't come easy. "Ai... Ai..." He stammered, his hands shaking as he tried to get the signs out. "Wehn Ai flawt wit yoo... It... Ai wahs nawt... Ai...." But then he realized something and let out a defeated chuckle. "Yoo dawn't eevehn no ai wahs Flawting." With a heavy sigh, he looked to Tanzo for support before continuing. "Ai... wood hawv preefawd dis too beh mo'... ai dawn't no... juhs... behtr... Buht... Hawl... Ai..."
Finally, his red, wet gaze met Hal's. "Ai... leik yoo... Ai leik yoo aw lawt... Wehn weh farst meht... yoo wehr so... so sweht awnd jinyuehn. No won haws ehvr behn so kaind awnd entarested awnd rehdee too lahrn. Awnd... Eht ownleh groo mawr strawng ehvree teim weh meht. Ai..." His fists clenched and his eyes went down to stare at them. He couldn't look Hal in the face while his was flushed. "Ai hawv leiked yoo frawm da stawt, Hawl. Buht Ai no yoo dawn't leik too beh tawched awnd ai ded nawt wahnt too mack yoo uncoftahble. Sow ai hehld bawk awnd traid too weht teel yoo mait beh rehdee... Awhnd nawoo ai... ai... oh gawd Hawl ai ahm so so so sawrry! Ai dawn't eevin reemehmbrr keessing yoo! Ai dawn't reemehmbrr ehnyting! Tawnzo brawt sop. Ai tawt ahboot trowing da bool awt heem beecaws ai awm a stoborn, pehtee braht. Mai hed stawting hawting rehl bawd awnd den.... nawting... Aim suhch awn eedehot!"
He started wiping his face again, sniffing and hiccing as he tried to catch his breath but failed to do so. "Ai deed sawmting so uncoftahble awnd weeard. Awnd ai dawn't eevehn reemehmbrr dooing eht. Ai rooehn ehvrehting awnd behtrayd yawr trawst. Aim sawrry."
It took a while but eventually he was able to speak and sign again, though the words didn't come easy. "Ai... Ai..." He stammered, his hands shaking as he tried to get the signs out. "Wehn Ai flawt wit yoo... It... Ai wahs nawt... Ai...." But then he realized something and let out a defeated chuckle. "Yoo dawn't eevehn no ai wahs Flawting." With a heavy sigh, he looked to Tanzo for support before continuing. "Ai... wood hawv preefawd dis too beh mo'... ai dawn't no... juhs... behtr... Buht... Hawl... Ai..."
Finally, his red, wet gaze met Hal's. "Ai... leik yoo... Ai leik yoo aw lawt... Wehn weh farst meht... yoo wehr so... so sweht awnd jinyuehn. No won haws ehvr behn so kaind awnd entarested awnd rehdee too lahrn. Awnd... Eht ownleh groo mawr strawng ehvree teim weh meht. Ai..." His fists clenched and his eyes went down to stare at them. He couldn't look Hal in the face while his was flushed. "Ai hawv leiked yoo frawm da stawt, Hawl. Buht Ai no yoo dawn't leik too beh tawched awnd ai ded nawt wahnt too mack yoo uncoftahble. Sow ai hehld bawk awnd traid too weht teel yoo mait beh rehdee... Awhnd nawoo ai... ai... oh gawd Hawl ai ahm so so so sawrry! Ai dawn't eevin reemehmbrr keessing yoo! Ai dawn't reemehmbrr ehnyting! Tawnzo brawt sop. Ai tawt ahboot trowing da bool awt heem beecaws ai awm a stoborn, pehtee braht. Mai hed stawting hawting rehl bawd awnd den.... nawting... Aim suhch awn eedehot!"
He started wiping his face again, sniffing and hiccing as he tried to catch his breath but failed to do so. "Ai deed sawmting so uncoftahble awnd weeard. Awnd ai dawn't eevehn reemehmbrr dooing eht. Ai rooehn ehvrehting awnd behtrayd yawr trawst. Aim sawrry."
