Originally Posted by Lockhartian

Oh, so now he was getting more than one single word? Perfect timing, Ellie, perfect timing.

But he got her tone this time and raised an eyebrow. Yes, after pretty much saying whatever had been in his mind, which he couldn't recall now, he had the nerve to raise an eyebrow at Ellie. There was a small smile creeping over his lips as he seemed to be getting what she was talking about, "It was because I said her name, her first name, wasn't it?" if that wasn't it, then he TRULY had no idea.

And he fought the urge to roll his eyes, he wasn't that blind. "I notice, Ellie. There's something in your eyes that tells me when I've upset you or brought up a topic you wish for it to remain unsaid, and...," he cleared his throat before moving on, "...I don't like to see you like that, you're my friend and I don't want to be the one that sort of brings you down." That's one way of hurting someone, no? Because they're reminded of something that hurts them. Yes, kind of. Whatever. Yeah, he shrugged.

It seemed that Ellie had lost her ability to make him feel better, though. Possibly.

Then...wait...she just didn't like the fact that he'd called Bishop 'Renée'? What exactly will happen if he kept on doing so? Because that's what he meant. If he was sticking with Divination, which is something he was doing, then he'd be naming said Professor quite a lot. It was only normal. He didn't comment. He only nodded.

And now he was only giving a small apologetic smile. He wanted to say 'Sorry for that', but words failed him at the moment. Or perhaps it was just too confusing and he didn't know what to apologize for.