[Frankly, a venomous snake worries Leslie less than the little fire. But since it is a small fire, she is able to make herself break line of sight with the fire in order to looking Hubert in the face.]
I wasn't expecting the fire to suddenly -- happen. It startled me. That's all.
[But the moment she finishes saying that, her eyes are darting back and forth around the room, wanting to reassure herself that there is an unblocked exit to the room.]
But I should, um. I have something to do, so I. I should get going.
[Her lying here is perhaps a little worse than when she called him Uncle Hubert.]
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Date: 2020-02-24 02:16 am (UTC)I wasn't expecting the fire to suddenly -- happen. It startled me. That's all.
[But the moment she finishes saying that, her eyes are darting back and forth around the room, wanting to reassure herself that there is an unblocked exit to the room.]
But I should, um. I have something to do, so I. I should get going.
[Her lying here is perhaps a little worse than when she called him Uncle Hubert.]