[He's not sure the amount of awkward permeating the room can be properly measured or calculated but Scott operates on enough stubborn energy that he wont let that force him to retreat and hide in a corner like he feels like doing. Why should he? Normally he can talk to Wash just fine, damn it.
He feels like his compliment doesn't land so well but that's...totally fine. Luckily the topic shifts to something that he hopes he can't possibly fuck up. In fact, his weird awkward nervousness is momentarily pushed aside in favor of pleasant surprise.]
Really? [He wouldn't have pegged Wash as a skateboarder. The thought forces a smile to tug at his lips, no matter how hard he tries to fight it back. It's not the same sport but it's similar enough that Scott is going to count that as common ground. Skateboarding is just surfing on land and surfing is just skateboarding on water...right? Right.] That's pretty awesome. How long have you been doing it for?
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He feels like his compliment doesn't land so well but that's...totally fine. Luckily the topic shifts to something that he hopes he can't possibly fuck up. In fact, his weird awkward nervousness is momentarily pushed aside in favor of pleasant surprise.]
Really? [He wouldn't have pegged Wash as a skateboarder. The thought forces a smile to tug at his lips, no matter how hard he tries to fight it back. It's not the same sport but it's similar enough that Scott is going to count that as common ground. Skateboarding is just surfing on land and surfing is just skateboarding on water...right? Right.] That's pretty awesome. How long have you been doing it for?