[He cuts himself off, takes a breath. Tries to settle himself. If it just showed up, if the stupid Ingress spat it out and somehow it came into her hands, if it's just the journal and nothing else—she still should have given it to him, at least mentioned it, but it's not like she had context. She can't know what it means to him. Right?]
I'm not...there's nothing to tell. [He closes his eyes for a moment and tries to look apologetic when he opens them. It's only sort of effective.] Sorry, I just—you didn't know it was mine, right?
no subject
[He cuts himself off, takes a breath. Tries to settle himself. If it just showed up, if the stupid Ingress spat it out and somehow it came into her hands, if it's just the journal and nothing else—she still should have given it to him, at least mentioned it, but it's not like she had context. She can't know what it means to him. Right?]
I'm not...there's nothing to tell. [He closes his eyes for a moment and tries to look apologetic when he opens them. It's only sort of effective.] Sorry, I just—you didn't know it was mine, right?
[Please say no.]