Oh boy. There's a lot of inherent humor in that response, or at least there would've been if it hadn't been happening to Jayden; if he'd overheard this conversation in the office it would've been hilarious, because he could've laughed at it from afar and then retreated into his office when someone inevitably started crying or something. But it's much less funny right now and much more awkward.
"Oh, err, that wasn't... Exactly what I meant." Nailing it. But Jayden has to slow to a stop because there's no way he can have this conversation and walk at the same time; he'd probably trip over the first uneven cobblestone or something considering how distracting this is going to be. He has stock excuses he tends to use when people ask him out back home, but they won't work here because Blake knows him too well, and so he's quickly going over options mentally for what might work the best. Some version of the truth, probably, but that would require being truthful.
One part of the truth is infinitely both easier for Jayden to talk and more likely to avoid making things incredibly complicated, so it's the clear winner.
"Kinda of, uh, the opposite. I don't really do the relationships thing." It's true, at least in any sense that counts, with the one incredibly important exception. But there's no need to go into that, even if he has the sudden fear Blake might be able to tell he's not being completely honest, and goes for an immediate distraction by continuing. "So that old 'it's not you, it's me' excuse is actually not an excuse here."
It's definitely not anything about Blake as to why he's being rejected, it's just that there was only one person who wouldn't have been.
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Date: 2023-10-15 06:08 am (UTC)"Oh, err, that wasn't... Exactly what I meant." Nailing it. But Jayden has to slow to a stop because there's no way he can have this conversation and walk at the same time; he'd probably trip over the first uneven cobblestone or something considering how distracting this is going to be. He has stock excuses he tends to use when people ask him out back home, but they won't work here because Blake knows him too well, and so he's quickly going over options mentally for what might work the best. Some version of the truth, probably, but that would require being truthful.
One part of the truth is infinitely both easier for Jayden to talk and more likely to avoid making things incredibly complicated, so it's the clear winner.
"Kinda of, uh, the opposite. I don't really do the relationships thing." It's true, at least in any sense that counts, with the one incredibly important exception. But there's no need to go into that, even if he has the sudden fear Blake might be able to tell he's not being completely honest, and goes for an immediate distraction by continuing. "So that old 'it's not you, it's me' excuse is actually not an excuse here."
It's definitely not anything about Blake as to why he's being rejected, it's just that there was only one person who wouldn't have been.