[This is approval from Ben, though he doesn't exactly smile. He states it with delicate firmness, without looking away.
And there is curiosity there, too, the slight cock of his head that invites Stiles to continue when he leads in with several courtesies and unnecessary segues, which make them no less appreciated. But the request itself stops him dead.
Team captain, at a sport he wasn't even certain he wanted to try without Alex. Whatever warmth there had been in the X5 goes out of him, withdrawing slightly in his uncertainty. Ben has never been an example of confidence, not in this regard.
It changes his syntax immediately several steps back towards his more typical military cadence.]
Sir, I apologize for your difficulties, but. I am unfamiliar with the sport, with the other players, and with... there must be someone better suited. [Ben has studied the rules, can quote them upon request in most cases, and he is very familiar with all of the Barge passengers - but from a distance. He rarely interacts with most of them, preferring to observe.]
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[This is approval from Ben, though he doesn't exactly smile. He states it with delicate firmness, without looking away.
And there is curiosity there, too, the slight cock of his head that invites Stiles to continue when he leads in with several courtesies and unnecessary segues, which make them no less appreciated. But the request itself stops him dead.
Team captain, at a sport he wasn't even certain he wanted to try without Alex. Whatever warmth there had been in the X5 goes out of him, withdrawing slightly in his uncertainty. Ben has never been an example of confidence, not in this regard.
It changes his syntax immediately several steps back towards his more typical military cadence.]
Sir, I apologize for your difficulties, but. I am unfamiliar with the sport, with the other players, and with... there must be someone better suited. [Ben has studied the rules, can quote them upon request in most cases, and he is very familiar with all of the Barge passengers - but from a distance. He rarely interacts with most of them, preferring to observe.]