This may take a bit, he said, uncharacteristically flustered himself. He had so not meant for her to pick up on that. Not that he had made a secret of being attracted to her but that was supposed to come out in a controlled, sensible fashion and -- she was getting all of this too, wasn't she?

You know, he said, since mental talking went a long way to prevent mental thinking (as any HG2G fan should know), my mind is not usually this disorganized. I kind of feel like wandered into my mental apartment right when I was in the mental shower!