[He smiles a little at the praise; he can't help it. Praise isn't something he received a lot of growing up. When it did come, it usually meant something bad had either happened, or was about to, but that's not been true for a couple of years now.
That's why he doesn't flinch away.]
It's pretty easy, isn't it? I mean, it worked on...
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That's why he doesn't flinch away.]
It's pretty easy, isn't it? I mean, it worked on...
[He trails off, and shrugs.]
It works. So that's good.