[ He wants to sound confident and cool -- but although he's confident, the undertone is affectionate rather than cool, and for a moment he grins without realizing. This whole situation is awkward and he's in a funk, but Shinn can't be too mad when he's thinking about Destiny... especially when thinking about how for one really good kickass fight, he fought to protect and knew he was doing the right thing (and maybe making up for some prior wrong things) and was strong enough to pull it off. "Everything I needed it to" covers both the specific situational need to slice up a fleet and blow up a superlaser and also his longer-standing psychological need to keep people safe.
But wait is she sort of implying that she had a hand in things working out? Oh no, the awkwardness is outweighing the enthusiasm again. His smile turns into a small frown and he looks at her a little suspiciously. ]
... why, do you want me to say thanks for holding on to it?
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[ He wants to sound confident and cool -- but although he's confident, the undertone is affectionate rather than cool, and for a moment he grins without realizing. This whole situation is awkward and he's in a funk, but Shinn can't be too mad when he's thinking about Destiny... especially when thinking about how for one really good kickass fight, he fought to protect and knew he was doing the right thing (and maybe making up for some prior wrong things) and was strong enough to pull it off. "Everything I needed it to" covers both the specific situational need to slice up a fleet and blow up a superlaser and also his longer-standing psychological need to keep people safe.
But wait is she sort of implying that she had a hand in things working out? Oh no, the awkwardness is outweighing the enthusiasm again. His smile turns into a small frown and he looks at her a little suspiciously. ]
... why, do you want me to say thanks for holding on to it?