#fenixtj

"Sometimes." Honestly. " But I don't discount what you say, or offer, to me."

"I think you just did," a bit sour "No wonder you won't marry me, you don't respect me"

"Duff. I respect you. Sometimes if you offer what's easy..... well. Maybe that's all it's worth."

"ALl that it's worth?" He stares at her.

"I'm saying this wrong...."

Looking at her as if she were digging a hole, and redoubling her efforts as she got deeper and deeper.

"So far, I would say, unless you mean to cheapen my proposal further."

"I don't want to do that. At all."

"Then, Jessica, could you at least spare me a bit of the same tact you might show to... " A deep breath "Please clarifiy"

And we watch as Jessica, overwhelmed by having to make an etiquette AND empathy roll at the same time, just blue screens

(Pause 😉 )