You most definitely are not the only one! Heh. It’s the entire conversation for me, really. Goes into not liking to talk in general. Maybe I should start bringing a notepad with me everywhere so I can write what I want to say, and pretend I’m a mute.

:sun I’m glad I could be that inspiration for you! Proof that you have improved is in the posts. :-)

Ooh! Paragraph question!
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Of course I don’t mind! So long as you can put up with my answers. :lol Paragraphs are tricky little things. If you ask me, anyone who says otherwise is either lying, or doing it wrong. *Considers your example for a couple minutes.* Okay. Brace yourself for a long-winded answer with no small amount of rambling, I’m sure. Because “short” isn’t in my vocabulary when it comes to this stuff.

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[b]The Short, Rather Unhelpful Answer:[/b] I can definitely see that being confusing! I would break it up at the “After,” and when shifting to Elayra.

[b]My Reasoning (The More Helpful Bit):[/b] One reason to change paragraphs is when you have a passage of time, no matter how short. “After,” “A few days/hours/etc. later,” “Soon,” and “At some point” are all a few good indicators for that. Then, you also start a new paragraph when you shift subjects, and/or actions are not directly linked to those in the previous paragraph. I would leave where you indicated at the dialogue because the prior sentence is about Ghent, and the dialogue goes along with the actions, connecting the two. I imagine him stepping in closer and speaking in a fluid action. However, in this case, I’m not sure if that’s a personal style choice, or a rule of paragraphs. So. I’ll have to look that up when my internet isn’t being stupid.
	Do note, though, that it [i]is[/i] normally okay to keep dialogue with dialogue, even when broken by actions, so long as it is the same person and you do not shift completely to someone else in those actions. 
	Example of that last bit:
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	“Oh, [i]come on,[/i] Mariah!” Daniel smirked when she frowned at his taunt. “Don’t be such a fraidy cat.” He jerked his head toward the abandoned house, and stepped toward it. “Unless you want to wait out here in the dark, all alone?”

(Mentions her actions, but it’s still focused on him, and does not shift dialogue topics.)
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	“Oh, [i]come on,[/i] Mariah!”
	Mariah frowned at Daniel’s taunting tone, making him smirk.
	“Don’t be such a fraidy cat.” Daniel jerked his head toward the abandoned house, and stepped toward it. “Unless you want to wait out here in the dark, all alone?”

(Shifts from his dialogue into her response and what it makes him do, then back into his dialogue.)[/hider]

Anyway, back to the actual question at hand. With the above said…

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	“R-right. Sure.” Ghent hoped he didn’t sound as uncertain as he felt. [Bonus tip: the repeats in a stutter do not get capitalized, since they are no longer beginning the sentence.]
	After an awkward pause, he gripped the straps of his backpack and stepped in closer. “Like this? Or… no? Yes?” 
	Elayra was already moving, but Ghent couldn’t tell if he was too close, or not close enough. Cringing at his own awkwardness, he settled on keeping two steps between them.[/hider]

Hope that answered your question sufficiently without becoming a jumbled, indecipherable mess! If it’s more confusing than it’s worth, let me know. :-) Also, I totally feel you, Ghent. I cringe at my own awkwardness quite regularly.[/hider]

Question: Do you mind if, since Ghent got shoved through first, what happens to him there waits a post or so while we finish up with Earth for now? If you would rather not wait, I’ll edit to add that in!