No! I--no, no, you're quite all right, just as you are, I was only--thinking of something else, I'm sorry, do forgive me...
[She rubs her eyes a little, shaking her head a bit as if to clear it as she gets a hold of herself. She's met people with identical faces before. It doesn't mean they're in any way the same person. It doesn't mean anything, it's only a fright, and she's acting absolutely ridiculous, isn't she? Absolutely ridiculous. And goodness, what must the poor boy think of her, with a first impression like that?
Gritting her teeth, she forces herself back into control and then puts on a friendly smile that only wobbles a bit in the beginning, walking a little closer and reaching into her skirt pocket for the cookies she'd put there. When she's close enough--just a bit outside of arm's length--she offers them to him, looking a little sheepish.]
I'm sorry, I'm afraid I've...made a bit of a fool of myself, right from the start. Um, yes, I'm Rosella, and these are for you, and it's...it's very nice to meet you in person, Nigel.
you cannot map the ways of divinity;
[She rubs her eyes a little, shaking her head a bit as if to clear it as she gets a hold of herself. She's met people with identical faces before. It doesn't mean they're in any way the same person. It doesn't mean anything, it's only a fright, and she's acting absolutely ridiculous, isn't she? Absolutely ridiculous. And goodness, what must the poor boy think of her, with a first impression like that?
Gritting her teeth, she forces herself back into control and then puts on a friendly smile that only wobbles a bit in the beginning, walking a little closer and reaching into her skirt pocket for the cookies she'd put there. When she's close enough--just a bit outside of arm's length--she offers them to him, looking a little sheepish.]
I'm sorry, I'm afraid I've...made a bit of a fool of myself, right from the start. Um, yes, I'm Rosella, and these are for you, and it's...it's very nice to meet you in person, Nigel.