What a charming blush, and how terribly sweet. Not enough to make her feel bad about what she's done to the monster he will become (has become? tenses are so tricky), but enough to make her gently reach over and pat his hand, reassuringly. "I'm only joking, Dorian. This must be quite a curious place for you. Familiar as a fairy-tale and yet so full of alien things."
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