[Despite his slight consternation, he reaches for the bag and peeks inside, the aroma of the cookies not going unnoticed. Conspiratorial, indeed. It does take some measure of self-control not to try one--Viktor reminds himself that he's working, and tucks the gift away for now.]
Thank you.
[Because it's a nice gesture, in spite of everything, and Viktor sounds sincere. This is twice now, that Kyle has gone to Hilda presumably asking for advice about what he likes and what kinds of gifts to give him, and Viktor isn't quite sure how he should respond to that, or if he should even address it.
He watches Kyle examine the bike, instead, and then receives the perfect lead-in to what he's really excited about.]
We could take it out, if you like. For a test drive.
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Thank you.
[Because it's a nice gesture, in spite of everything, and Viktor sounds sincere. This is twice now, that Kyle has gone to Hilda presumably asking for advice about what he likes and what kinds of gifts to give him, and Viktor isn't quite sure how he should respond to that, or if he should even address it.
He watches Kyle examine the bike, instead, and then receives the perfect lead-in to what he's really excited about.]
We could take it out, if you like. For a test drive.
[More practice!]