[they are more than a century apart it seems. But really, what's worse is what follows.
He can't help but stare at her in something like shock, perhaps going a couple shades paler.
After a moment of heavy silence he swallows, trying to pull himself together]
I...see. Well, ah, that certainly is, um--[and he's going to reach for his tea cup, but is so shaken by this revelation of a machine that beheads people is going to accidentally knock it over instead.
He sucks in a breath, immediately trying to right it with hands that he didn't realize were trembling slightly]
Oh, dear--[well, it seems like there's some tea being spilled here, all over the table]
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He can't help but stare at her in something like shock, perhaps going a couple shades paler.
After a moment of heavy silence he swallows, trying to pull himself together]
I...see. Well, ah, that certainly is, um--[and he's going to reach for his tea cup, but is so shaken by this revelation of a machine that beheads people is going to accidentally knock it over instead.
He sucks in a breath, immediately trying to right it with hands that he didn't realize were trembling slightly]
Oh, dear--[well, it seems like there's some tea being spilled here, all over the table]