[He pauses, chair in hand and gives her a searching look before nodding. Setting the chair down, he then takes a seat in it, an elbow leaning on the table. This might finally be what he's looking for, the other shoe dropping.]
Alright, I'm bracing. [He has to crack a crappy joke, trying to dodge the seriousness of the looming conversation.]
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[He pauses, chair in hand and gives her a searching look before nodding. Setting the chair down, he then takes a seat in it, an elbow leaning on the table. This might finally be what he's looking for, the other shoe dropping.]
Alright, I'm bracing. [He has to crack a crappy joke, trying to dodge the seriousness of the looming conversation.]