The communication lines are all tangled up here, that's clearly the problem.
Because to Inigo the other's answer - that awkward, half-confused 'you're welcome?' just reads as Esteban being confused to him, but not for the right reasons. He just thinks that it's got to mean that the other is so naturally nice that he can't even see it for something as special as it is.
It's not like he'd be the first type Inigo has met like that by now though. He's used to it, and so it doesn't seem to take away from his amusement in the slightest while he's just enjoying his food here.
"I think it's easier if you just eat," he says, still smiling. "You look like you might just shut down entirely if you get more confused than you already are now."
And we don't want any steam coming out of Esteban's ears from how overworked his poor brain is. Just accept the compliment, Esteban! Don't think about it too hard!
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Because to Inigo the other's answer - that awkward, half-confused 'you're welcome?' just reads as Esteban being confused to him, but not for the right reasons. He just thinks that it's got to mean that the other is so naturally nice that he can't even see it for something as special as it is.
It's not like he'd be the first type Inigo has met like that by now though. He's used to it, and so it doesn't seem to take away from his amusement in the slightest while he's just enjoying his food here.
"I think it's easier if you just eat," he says, still smiling. "You look like you might just shut down entirely if you get more confused than you already are now."
And we don't want any steam coming out of Esteban's ears from how overworked his poor brain is. Just accept the compliment, Esteban! Don't think about it too hard!