My mind was so far into space that I fell out of seat when Gerhard laughed. "That's the second time today." I growled while climbing to my seat once again. I sighed as he wiped a tear away from his eye - what made him laugh so hard?<br/><br/>I looked away as Gerhard stood up and headed away from the table without notice. Shooting Thea a questioning look, but it crumbled into a look of embarrassment as realization dawned on me - he heard what I said? Dammit.<br/><br/>I was snapped out of my thoughts once again by Gerhard, he has a record of doing that to me. My stew was masterfully slid over to me and I took a sip. Shaking Gerhard's hand with a weak grip, I smiled shyly and looked back to my bowl.<br/><br/>After a few more awkward, silent seconds Gerhard spoke: "By all means, Doctor. Explain the procedure." My head snapped up to look at him, then I looked at my bowl again.<br/><br/>It was so silent you could almost hear a bug’s legs click against the table, which too stopped, though. Everything was silent now except for the sound of breathing from the members around the table. I unconsciously, rhythmically tapped on the table. I silently sipped the warm food and looked in preparation for a response at our… leader. But as I looked away, my hand missed where it should have been and it sent my bowl spinning across the table.<br/><br/>“Sorry.” I quickly said, grabbing the bowl back silently and deciding just not to move, lest I knock this whole tent down.