[He was expecting different. But this is more different than he expected. There's a moment of stunned silence as he studies her features. He may be a freakish mutant and he still knows this is Melanie, but the shallow part of him repulsed. But he's better than that. Or should be. So he buries that down to where it belongs, because its' wrong.
That still leaves him unsure of what to say though.]
... I'm sorry, Melanie. [He won't lie to her and say she looks fine. Because he knows what it's like to have people tell him that and not mean it.]
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That still leaves him unsure of what to say though.]
... I'm sorry, Melanie. [He won't lie to her and say she looks fine. Because he knows what it's like to have people tell him that and not mean it.]