She's clearly addressing him, so Reo pauses to acknowledge her.
"Thank you," he says, accent distinct but not hard to understand; Reo started learning English as a child, after all, so he could follow the commentaries on NBA games. His brain was still young enough then to absorb language with ease, so English is a comfortable second language for him, and the immersion of attending an American college has improved his skill with it immeasurably.
Dornan, their small forward, elbows Reo, laughing. "Lady, if you're a groupie, you are barkin' up the wrong tree." This earns him a smack across the head from their captain Grayson, who says to her,
"Sorry about that, he was raised by wolves. We're always happy to talk to fans."
"Yes," chimes in Reo, who is too used to his teammates at this point to be as discomfited by them as he sometimes feels he should, "we're glad you enjoyed the game."
"Yeah, yeah, that too," Dornan mutters with an air of reluctant sheepishness.
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"Thank you," he says, accent distinct but not hard to understand; Reo started learning English as a child, after all, so he could follow the commentaries on NBA games. His brain was still young enough then to absorb language with ease, so English is a comfortable second language for him, and the immersion of attending an American college has improved his skill with it immeasurably.
Dornan, their small forward, elbows Reo, laughing. "Lady, if you're a groupie, you are barkin' up the wrong tree." This earns him a smack across the head from their captain Grayson, who says to her,
"Sorry about that, he was raised by wolves. We're always happy to talk to fans."
"Yes," chimes in Reo, who is too used to his teammates at this point to be as discomfited by them as he sometimes feels he should, "we're glad you enjoyed the game."
"Yeah, yeah, that too," Dornan mutters with an air of reluctant sheepishness.