[Ugggh now they're middle-naming him. Okay, he'll come out of hiding now. They might not notice at first as more people filter in, but eventually Gilbert also steps down the walkway and approaches the both of them, his chin tipped down so that he doesn't actually have the ability to look either of them in the eye.]
I - l-look, before you say anything--
[And his apology (or whatever it was going to be) is cut off by an announcement over the intercom for everyone to be sure that they're buckled in tight for takeoff. Or ignition or whatever it is that they're calling it on this spaceplane.]
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I - l-look, before you say anything--
[And his apology (or whatever it was going to be) is cut off by an announcement over the intercom for everyone to be sure that they're buckled in tight for takeoff. Or ignition or whatever it is that they're calling it on this spaceplane.]