( It's kind of like watching a car crash. His lips part, and there's probably a second or two where he should say no wait, but no words come out because he can't really believe what he's seeing.

There's a long pause, eyebrows hitched, expression some interesting mix of amused, surprised, calm, stunned, processing all at once. )

So...

( He's just gonna... start slowly. )

I hatched out of an egg and I'm in a city under a dragon, and that's still the weirdest thing I've seen all week. It's... a compliment, really.