[Viral's brain apparently flat-lines for a moment. He sits frozen, staring at Katina and her sudden - to him - outburst. When his thought process finally kicked back in, Viral knew he had to say something, even though he had no idea what to say.]
Uh. That... uh.
[How did he feel about Katina, anyway? Viral ignored his first instinct to avoid the question... now was not the time to deflect.]
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[Viral's brain apparently flat-lines for a moment. He sits frozen, staring at Katina and her sudden - to him - outburst. When his thought process finally kicked back in, Viral knew he had to say something, even though he had no idea what to say.]
Uh. That... uh.
[How did he feel about Katina, anyway? Viral ignored his first instinct to avoid the question... now was not the time to deflect.]
I'd... be okay with that.
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Then he says that he's okay with it and she nearly chokes on her beer.]
You...
[No, asking if he means it would sound stupid and kinda degrading maybe. Um...]
...didn't... didn't expect it to be that easy.
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[Despite herself, an embarrassed smile slips through.]
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In case you didn't notice, neither am I. I guess we'll figure it out eventually.
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Yeah... well we're gonna have plenty of time for that, since I'm not lettin' the world end after I've finally gotten this out.
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...Alex better not be the first one to hear about this though.