He gave her a one-armed hug. Claire was a bit of a mystery to him; he knew she had some particular ability, just as he did, but he wasn't clear on what it was. He also wasn't clear why a teenage girl would choose to come here, and for what reward - but he'd never ask.
"No problem. You want to talk, here I am," he replied, leaning forward in the chair. The unused decorations around the room were already having an effect on him; he was getting used to being manipulated by the whims of the Barge, but it didn't make him like it any more than he had the first day.
"Nope, never been," he replied. He left her comment about his one-armed hugs lie - he didn't feel like explaining that hugging women from a sitting-down position with two arms usually resulted in a face full or breasts, and he didn't want to associate Claire with that experience. "I saw it on television."
He paused and looked at Claire without expression for a moment. He had been about to ask her about Sylar when she turned the tables and asked him to talk about himself. He knew she was referring to their last conversation - the one where he'd almost talked about Rose - and he wasn't sure how much of that he wanted to tell her.
He turned back to the decorations he was hanging. "What do you want to know?
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"No problem. You want to talk, here I am," he replied, leaning forward in the chair. The unused decorations around the room were already having an effect on him; he was getting used to being manipulated by the whims of the Barge, but it didn't make him like it any more than he had the first day.
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"I've got no particular problem with hugs," he replied. "Who says I don't like hugs? Hugs are just fine."
He found a box near one of the chairs containing nutcrackers and smiled. "Have you seen The Nutcracker ballet?"
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He paused. "So what'd you want to talk about?"
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He turned back to the decorations he was hanging. "What do you want to know?
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He paused, then continued, "If you want to know something in particular, I'd really rather you just ask."
How could he explain to her about the things he'd done to wind up where he was, after he confession to him?
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