[Brief eye contact, and then no eye contact. Aidel didn't really take offense to that. They hated eye contact too. They didn't even really mind that he didn't look at them. Aidel took a deep breath, because they were unsure how their next question would be taken. They had a friendly smile on their features, and spoke. It was an upbeat tone, like a rare morning person greeting someone "Good morning!"]
"My name's Aidel, Pastor! I was wondering, are you autistic? I'm not trying to be insult you or be rude or anything, I'm honestly wondering that. It's okay if you tell me, I'm also autistic!"
[It seemed like a good ice-breaker, and they couldn't help but feel a little curious. Aidel had noticed quirks of Pastor that could be marked up to autism, some Aidel shared, like not making eye contact. So they figured it was a good idea to ask.]
Zazozaliad
[Brief eye contact, and then no eye contact. Aidel didn't really take offense to that. They hated eye contact too. They didn't even really mind that he didn't look at them. Aidel took a deep breath, because they were unsure how their next question would be taken. They had a friendly smile on their features, and spoke. It was an upbeat tone, like a rare morning person greeting someone "Good morning!"]
"My name's Aidel, Pastor! I was wondering, are you autistic? I'm not trying to be insult you or be rude or anything, I'm honestly wondering that. It's okay if you tell me, I'm also autistic!"
[It seemed like a good ice-breaker, and they couldn't help but feel a little curious. Aidel had noticed quirks of Pastor that could be marked up to autism, some Aidel shared, like not making eye contact. So they figured it was a good idea to ask.]
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