"I don't think...that is, it turned out ah, all right? The last time?" How would you like it to turn out this time? All right? That's a start. You can't just be friends with one person forever. Theodore twisted his fingers together, thinking. A bumping-into-strangers hex? Could that be a thing? "There's...a lot of people here and...and I'm sure they...bump into each other a lot. I don't think it's a hex. It's good you're...not hurt or that I didn't...knock your ice cream over." This seemed like a lot of talking for him. "I'm Theodore, ah, by the way."