[ She doesn't need to say it, doesn't even need to act like it -- Wash wouldn't trust him if he were her, either, wouldn't quite know what to make of someone like that. He'd pushed her out of harm's way, possibly saved her life, but he'd been responsible for getting her captured. He was apparently a friend of Maine's, but he'd held a blade to his throat when he first saw him. He's being amiable enough, here, clearly trying hold conversation, but he'd still sat and watched as she'd been drugged, and.
That she's talking to him at all, Wash already considers more than gracious. He wouldn't have done the same, if he was in her shoes.
Wash smiles at her response, but he might hesitate slightly when she clearly means now. Now, as in not after the party, no time to change or wash any of this damned paint off his face. But well, Wash is hardly a stranger to making a fool of himself for the sake of some levity, and he relaxes a moment later, pushing himself up to his feet ( and still fumbling slightly with the robes, as he stands ) and taking her hand to help her. He manages it, ah, gracefully enough. ]
You realize I'm not dressed for training, at the moment. [ Just with a dry self-deprecating tone -- note that he's pointing it out, but not saying no, and really, he's probably played along enough for now. He'll take any excuse he can get to get away from the party for a while. ]
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That she's talking to him at all, Wash already considers more than gracious. He wouldn't have done the same, if he was in her shoes.
Wash smiles at her response, but he might hesitate slightly when she clearly means now. Now, as in not after the party, no time to change or wash any of this damned paint off his face. But well, Wash is hardly a stranger to making a fool of himself for the sake of some levity, and he relaxes a moment later, pushing himself up to his feet ( and still fumbling slightly with the robes, as he stands ) and taking her hand to help her. He manages it, ah, gracefully enough. ]
You realize I'm not dressed for training, at the moment. [ Just with a dry self-deprecating tone -- note that he's pointing it out, but not saying no, and really, he's probably played along enough for now. He'll take any excuse he can get to get away from the party for a while. ]