[His fins are still flat in that panic reaction that he hates, and his eyes are slightly wide, but now she's saying they don't have to do it, not now or ever - which seems a bit ridiculous, but is reassuring even still.
Slowly he relaxes and his fins come up a fraction of an inch]
Wwe don't? I...I mean, I wwant to, really. I just...
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Slowly he relaxes and his fins come up a fraction of an inch]
Wwe don't? I...I mean, I wwant to, really. I just...
[He droops]
...it's my first time, havvin' a matesprit, yeah.