Maybe it was his interviewer’s anxiety that made Elijah’s anxiety worse. He watched Lilian flip through the pages. All the while, Elijah drummed his fingers against his leg. He had always been rather terrible at hiding his nerves. When an actual question was asked, Elijah perked up.

[color=#ed6885][i]Good. Okay. I can work with this. It could make me come off as more normal if I–[/i][/color] His heart sank when Li slapped his forehead. Shit. Now he was just making the poor reporter more nervous! Elijah wanted to shove the entire donut in his mouth and run. He did not do that, of course, but it was a tempting thought. [color=#9d9751]”Oh– No, don’t worry about it. That question is alright. I just really like to knit and hike and–”[/color]

The sound of chaos cut him off. [color=#ed6885][i]Damn it! Not now, Gamma-Burn! I just had a handle on things! I don’t want to scare this hot guy off![/i][/color]

Elijah did not have time to process that he had called Lilian cute in his brain. He locked eyes with Li, [color=#9d9751]”I apologize but… well, duty calls. I’ll see you at the office, Falcone.”[/color] Elijah nodded to Falcone, then dashed out the door and outside.