[There's a bit of a lull in silence, the only sound being his tentacles sliding about here and there, before he speaks again, this time sounding sheepish.]
I, ah... I can explain why I'm under here. It's not because of cowardice or anything like that.
[Though she probably doesn't actually need to be told that, but he assumes that she's probably wondering why he's hiding under the bed regardless.]
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[There's a bit of a lull in silence, the only sound being his tentacles sliding about here and there, before he speaks again, this time sounding sheepish.]
I, ah... I can explain why I'm under here. It's not because of cowardice or anything like that.
[Though she probably doesn't actually need to be told that, but he assumes that she's probably wondering why he's hiding under the bed regardless.]