Oh god, more explaining. Some of it from behind a partial facepalm.
"I mean-- no. It's meant to be, y'know, a good thing, and the way I said it, I definitely meant it to be a compliment, but it ain't really something you say-- uh, in polite company?"
He's never had to use the phrase 'polite company,' ever.
"Lemme put it this way, it's usually a phrase that guys like me and Voodoo use when we talk about women."
Hmm. What's that sinking feeling?
"Not that I've ever talked about you. Except for this once. Okay, maybe twice. But! Listen, I can explain. I was only tryin' to get Voodoo off my back. We bust each other's balls all the time, but when he steered things toward, well, you, I didn't wanna say much, 'cause I didn't think it was appropriate--"
Tommy has just used the word appropriate.
"--so, y'know, I just told him, look, man, I ain't gonna use her beautiful tits, her awesome ass, her gorgeous legs, or the look in her eyes after we've banged our brains out as material, so you can just forget it. And that was the only time I ever said anything like that about you, and I only said it to throw 'im off, to shut 'im up. 'Cept he latched onto that last part, obviously. He wasn't supposed to repeat the damn thing in front of you, but he's an idiot, so."
He sighs, wondering how deep this hole he's dug himself has gotten so far. At least they had sex first?
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Oh god, more explaining. Some of it from behind a partial facepalm.
"I mean-- no. It's meant to be, y'know, a good thing, and the way I said it, I definitely meant it to be a compliment, but it ain't really something you say-- uh, in polite company?"
He's never had to use the phrase 'polite company,' ever.
"Lemme put it this way, it's usually a phrase that guys like me and Voodoo use when we talk about women."
Hmm. What's that sinking feeling?
"Not that I've ever talked about you. Except for this once. Okay, maybe twice. But! Listen, I can explain. I was only tryin' to get Voodoo off my back. We bust each other's balls all the time, but when he steered things toward, well, you, I didn't wanna say much, 'cause I didn't think it was appropriate--"
Tommy has just used the word appropriate.
"--so, y'know, I just told him, look, man, I ain't gonna use her beautiful tits, her awesome ass, her gorgeous legs, or the look in her eyes after we've banged our brains out as material, so you can just forget it. And that was the only time I ever said anything like that about you, and I only said it to throw 'im off, to shut 'im up. 'Cept he latched onto that last part, obviously. He wasn't supposed to repeat the damn thing in front of you, but he's an idiot, so."
He sighs, wondering how deep this hole he's dug himself has gotten so far. At least they had sex first?
"'M sorry."
Apologies seem to be the flavor of the evening.