ethan's expression doesn't falter for a millisecond as he stares down at @sheprotec, unblinking. his face is screaming UNINTERESTED in a thousand different ways, no verbal indication necessary, the initial fuck up of calling her nessa still lingering in his mind. he's not interested in starting any kind of relationship with her. it's a direct result of the fact that she's a doppelgänger of his alternate selves' girlfriend, of course.
as soon as not-nessa starts listing names of potential PAST girlfriends, the annoyance ethan feels towards her gradually increases. he looks at her up & down critically, remaining stoic. he waits until she's done speaking to roll his eyes ( he was being polite ), staring up at the ceiling of the dojo for a moment too long, as if he's expecting some sort of divine intervention to get him away from this conversation, away from her, because he's already bored. apparent dojo affiliation aside, based on the hoodie she's wearing, it's like she's nothing to ethan.
( ...correction: she is EXACTLY that. )
❝ enough. ❞ he frigidly responds, his inflection DEAD, his body language devoid of any shred of emotion. the LAST thing ethan wants is for her to possibly twist any emotions he might display & weaponize them. ❝ are you always this annoying, or does it just come naturally to you ? are you here to meet my senseis, or are you just going to continue standing there staring at me ? ❞
