( Louis' chest aches, though he can't name the precise reason why. Perhaps it's only that Ethan is extending understanding that he doesn't feel he deserves.
[ Ethan smiles, looking thoughtful for a moment. It seems like a good place to end this before he embarrasses himself any further than he already has. ]
I think I've kept you long enough, I'll let you get back to what you were doing before I decided to pick up the phone.
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He nods. )
We were all human once.
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[ Wait, did his screen just freeze? No, Ethan's brain did. There it is again, the last two drunken brain cells having a slap fight for dominance. ]
You're the most human of the ones I've encountered.
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Thank you, Ethan. That means more than you can possibly know.
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I think I've kept you long enough, I'll let you get back to what you were doing before I decided to pick up the phone.
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Good night.