Oh, now THIS? This reaction is Tom's speed, malicious symbiotic slime or no malicious symbiotic slime.
"You w-wear it well."
He beams, his grin much too wide, dropping his arm to the side to try to reach for his backpack while he slurs from the grass.
"I'm a celebrated auteur - I know...I knowwww what works by now. And you! You have such a look."
There's a strangeness to the way he looks, just for a moment. An artificiality to his presence, like he isn't really there. But his powers aren't working right now, so it's little more than a celluloid flicker.
He sits up, shaking debris from his curls.
"Has anyone...ever said you have a face for camera? You have PRESENCE."
Dear sweet lord these two feel like they'll get along like a house on fire
"You w-wear it well."
He beams, his grin much too wide, dropping his arm to the side to try to reach for his backpack while he slurs from the grass.
"I'm a celebrated auteur - I know...I knowwww what works by now. And you! You have such a look."
There's a strangeness to the way he looks, just for a moment. An artificiality to his presence, like he isn't really there. But his powers aren't working right now, so it's little more than a celluloid flicker.
He sits up, shaking debris from his curls.
"Has anyone...ever said you have a face for camera? You have PRESENCE."