...Don't know. A while. Maybe Disney. The first time around.Didn't want to freak you out by saying it outright; but. It really took you this long to notice.
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But when a reply DOES show up, honestly--he's relieved.
Because he'd finally gotten through that skull. ...Even if the question was one that he didn't really know the answer to.]
...Don't know. A while. Maybe Disney. The first time around.
Didn't want to freak you out by saying it outright; but.
It really took you this long to notice.