To Meg’s comment, Ernie just raised his eyebrows out her, a bit surprised as the red color in his face darkened slightly, and he did his best to make it seem like the heat instead of his utter embarrassment. Luckily, it was only a moment before she gave him something a lot more serious to focus on.
“Well, at least you’re getting it all out of your system, right?” He flashed her a smile, and hoped he’d sounded as reassuring and encouraging as he was meaning to be. “Do you like… write your thoughts down, or just like poetry or something?”