[ A sub mark? And who's they? None of this is ringing a bell, unless some serious shit went down in the Circle that he just had no clue about. But she seems to remember him having something he's never had. It doesn't add up.

Like, he's used to being the guy who's slow on the uptake, but this is just weird.

He glances down at his chin when she pokes it — or tries to, anyway, considering it's kinda hard to actually look at your own chin. ]

...Yeah, you lost me there. Good to know the frecks are still on fleek, though... [ He runs his hand over his hair. Is he a little out of it? But that still wouldn't explain it. ] Ugh...you ever feel like you should know something but you don't?

[ Okay, that's every day of his life, but this is an exceptional case. ]