honey sweet / joining

[STEVE]

[align=center][div style="max-width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 1.4;letter-spacing:.1px"]So Steve could admit he wasn't the best with social cues. His whole life was pretty much indicative of a guy who wanted to make friends but couldn't quite get beyond the awkward introduction stage. However, he wasn't completely hopeless. He had an eye for details most of the time, thanks to his sketching hobby, and thus, when the small feline decided -and by decided he meant forced himself- to approach the pair of individuals he wasn't familiar with, he immediately felt on the periphery. More so than usual. Steve had been the third wheel a fair amount of times, which was what this felt like. Did he...introduce himself? Leave them be? If only sinking into the ground were an option- he'd definitely choose that one. The pale feline glanced at his paws, flexing his toes, wasting time before he had to decide. What was he doing? If he could take a beating from a few strangers willingly, he could have a conversation. Easy peasy.

He might prefer the beating.

"Welcome to Sunhaven, uh...didn't catch your name, sorry." He smiled a bit sheepishly, paw twitching. "I'm Steve. You staying too?" Hadn't heard that either, unfortunately. To keep from losing anything else the canine said, he better positioned himself, getting his good ear in a bit closer.