Gradually, B's nervous side-stepping slows down, and his shoulders hunch slightly. He doesn't like trying to lie to Maxxie like this, and he definitely doesn't want to keep it up when it's so clearly not working. But he doesn't even know how to begin explaining this.
"...Okay, first off, just-- don't tell anyone, okay?"
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"...Okay, first off, just-- don't tell anyone, okay?"