[ A second car means more people. A second car means it won't be a small dinner of four. Ash isn't stupid; he can do basic math. It's also easy to reason that they're close family.
Fear creates adrenaline, but what does nervousness create? A headache? Social situations are something he was trained for, but it's not something he experienced naturally with enough care to try.
Is this one of them?
Should he just be himself? Ash is honestly fine being himself on a very basic level, but this isn't basic.
He tries to buy time by focusing on Jessica as they walk. ]
Is Michael going for anything besides baseball this year?
[ Thanks to an ex-teacher with an obsession, Jessica knows a little of what happened to Ash -- though not necessarily that it happened by his baseball coach. But, that isn't why he asks.
It may also be the quietest conversation they have for the entire night. Once they get in closed quarters, Ash may even seem like the nice one in comparison. ]
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Fear creates adrenaline, but what does nervousness create? A headache? Social situations are something he was trained for, but it's not something he experienced naturally with enough care to try.
Is this one of them?
Should he just be himself? Ash is honestly fine being himself on a very basic level, but this isn't basic.
He tries to buy time by focusing on Jessica as they walk. ]
Is Michael going for anything besides baseball this year?
[ Thanks to an ex-teacher with an obsession, Jessica knows a little of what happened to Ash -- though not necessarily that it happened by his baseball coach. But, that isn't why he asks.
It may also be the quietest conversation they have for the entire night. Once they get in closed quarters, Ash may even seem like the nice one in comparison. ]