[Lance watches Carlisle as he stumbles through the explanation, noting both his expression and the uncertainty in how he's talking, and although Lance is still upset he really dislikes seeing other people being so as well. Especially in this manner, and especially if it's in any way because of him.
So he takes another deep breath, briefly trying to figure out both what to say and how separate his emotions from the topic enough to do so in the way he wants to.]
Finding the right balance of confidence isn't easy, and there was no real harm done. So it's a learning experience.
[For both of them, in a few senses. Carlisle isn't wrong in that Lance has a better idea of what the compulsion feels like, although--in the same issue of confidence, just on the low end of it--Lance is also not sure he's recognizing it as well as he should be, rather than just noticing inconsistencies in logic.]
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So he takes another deep breath, briefly trying to figure out both what to say and how separate his emotions from the topic enough to do so in the way he wants to.]
Finding the right balance of confidence isn't easy, and there was no real harm done. So it's a learning experience.
[For both of them, in a few senses. Carlisle isn't wrong in that Lance has a better idea of what the compulsion feels like, although--in the same issue of confidence, just on the low end of it--Lance is also not sure he's recognizing it as well as he should be, rather than just noticing inconsistencies in logic.]