*sips from her water glass, nodding* He is shy. And he is sweet. *smiles again, though it's forced this time, more like a grimace (his very favorite)* I think the smarter ones understand that they're just roles on a TV show.
whether I'm going to accidentally raise the next Maeglin
*pulls a face* Something tells me Alexander's got a bit of a better start than Maeglin had. But I get what you mean. *almost amusedly* I think 'brimbor would probably turn out okay no matter how bad a mom I was.