[ Curtis' initial reaction to Eddie's apology is an automatic, polite but to-the-point: ] It's cool. [ He might not have even looked up to see who bumped into him, except that he feels like he's about 30 seconds from bolting right now and is in need of a distraction. He doesn't think anyone would stop him if he made a run for it, mind, but it might be pretty embarrassing to explain if anyone saw him and brought it up later.
So Curtis glances over at the man who ran into him. He is a stranger, which doesn't surprise Curtis: everyone is a stranger, here. But he's also, Curtis can't help noticing, very handsome, in that blue-eyed All-American symmetrical-featured kind of way you usually see on movie stars or magazine ads for hiking boots or cologne. ]
Nervous?
[ Not the most scintillating conversation starter, but it's something at least. ]
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So Curtis glances over at the man who ran into him. He is a stranger, which doesn't surprise Curtis: everyone is a stranger, here. But he's also, Curtis can't help noticing, very handsome, in that blue-eyed All-American symmetrical-featured kind of way you usually see on movie stars or magazine ads for hiking boots or cologne. ]
Nervous?
[ Not the most scintillating conversation starter, but it's something at least. ]