[Ferran tries not to think about why she's adding more onto that statement. His first inclination is to try to relieve some of that awkwardness, if just so they can move on to something else.]
You don't have to...
[Justify, clarify? Explain how she doesn't feel that way? Or does??? Oh no, now he's thinking about it. Should he return the compliment? Or would that make it worse?
They're saved by the sound of the kettle whistling in the kitchen. He simply leaves off with a helpless:]
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You don't have to...
[Justify, clarify? Explain how she doesn't feel that way? Or does??? Oh no, now he's thinking about it. Should he return the compliment? Or would that make it worse?
They're saved by the sound of the kettle whistling in the kitchen. He simply leaves off with a helpless:]
Uh.