Re: Before the Madness Aww, crap! Doug dropped his hands as well as they both stood still. He'd never seen her upset before. And then he came along with his storm clouds and had managed to actually make the irrepressible Johanna upset. Par for the course, Doug.
"Ah, look, I'm sorry. That came out wrong." He lowered his voice. "I'm a mutant whose power is to understand languages. It's an unfair advantage and it's made me be a big jerk tonight. Your Swedish is just fine, and if you'd like, we can even study it... or any language together," he hastily added, "Any language you'd like."