[Crap, she's looking at him. He blinks back the brightness in his own eyes and puts on another smile for her, since the first one'd been such a hit. He catches part of his lip in his teeth, but then he bites it a little, and, in wryness at them, at this situation, it comes out all the more genuine. He really meant it. He really means it, when it comes to Summer.]
I dunno. I always thought you're really smart.
[He lets a beat pass, waiting for that little-kid wobbliness to get the hell out of his voice, then adds:]
Guess that just means I'm that much stupider and dumber, huh? C'mon.
[He leans backwards a little, just shifting his weight back on his heels, not even letting her go.]
Let's get off the stairs. Then I can carry you. I-it'd be really stupid and dumb to fall down the stairs.
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I dunno. I always thought you're really smart.
[He lets a beat pass, waiting for that little-kid wobbliness to get the hell out of his voice, then adds:]
Guess that just means I'm that much stupider and dumber, huh? C'mon.
[He leans backwards a little, just shifting his weight back on his heels, not even letting her go.]
Let's get off the stairs. Then I can carry you. I-it'd be really stupid and dumb to fall down the stairs.