"Uh --" Felix stood very still, his shirt and his lips still a bit askew, with deer's eyes staring at her. She'd [i]kissed[/i] him, and it hadn't been long enough for him to even kiss her back! A pretty girl (with a tail!) had been [i]kissing[/i] him, and he hadn't even had the reflexes to kiss her back. Damned missed opportunity. [i]Now[/i] what did she think of him?

He cleared his throat and adjusted his hat. "Yes. Well. Uh." [i]What[/i] the hell had he been saying? Why was [i]he[/i] out here in the forest? Damn she had nice -- he shook his head. "Right. I mean, what I was saying was. That." He paused with his hand in the air, and he finally pointed back the way he'd come. "The circus is back that way, and you shouldn't be out this far in the woods. Y'know. [i]Wolves[/i] and all." He straightened his spine and cleared his throat again. Because people who were sure of themselves always cleared their throats.

"I'm Felix, by the way. [i]The Amazing Felix, Master of Time[/i]. I'm sort of famous, I know." He waited, with a small grin, for her to show a glimmer of recognition. Surely, at least the new girls should have [i]heard[/i] of him. He liked to think he had a fan club, though he had yet to meet any of its members. "I don't think we've met -- I was saying, you must be one of the new girls, because I haven't seen you before, and I know [i]everyone[/i]. But!" He turned around and offered her his arm. "I'd be happy to escort you back."