[People look like this now. Julien tells himself to stop expecting otherwise. If he doesn't go and get used to it he's not going to be able to go out, or have a conversation face-to-face, ever again.]
[But damned if it's not hard. He licks his lips, blinking the clear extra eyelids that slide out of the inner corners of each eye, and tries to pay more attention to the contours of her face. They're more familiar.]
...Hi. [Stepping backwards, he holds the door wider and steels himself to not wince.] So sorry, I... I don't know what's come over me that I forget how to treat a lady. Hahaha.
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[But damned if it's not hard. He licks his lips, blinking the clear extra eyelids that slide out of the inner corners of each eye, and tries to pay more attention to the contours of her face. They're more familiar.]
...Hi. [Stepping backwards, he holds the door wider and steels himself to not wince.] So sorry, I... I don't know what's come over me that I forget how to treat a lady. Hahaha.