Bless him? For what? By what? Is there some dire context he's missing here? Who or what is doing the blessing, and why does he require it? He peers at the Balladeer anxiously, clapping one hand beneath his nose to keep that horrible sticky residue from leaking out. Humans, honestly.
"Ah, just, um. Hmm. Okay! We're gonna step back and - and just pretend that, umm, that this - " He indicates the pile of white-powdered rubble with an elaborately high-energy hand gesture. " - just never, um, never - acskjzb!"
Right, then. Nothing for it. He screws his eyes shut and flings himself away from the stuff in what he imagines is a heroically doomed effort, managing to land only a few inches from his starting point. The stone is catching. And he's going to get away from it! There, problem solved!
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"Ah, just, um. Hmm. Okay! We're gonna step back and - and just pretend that, umm, that this - " He indicates the pile of white-powdered rubble with an elaborately high-energy hand gesture. " - just never, um, never - acskjzb!"
Right, then. Nothing for it. He screws his eyes shut and flings himself away from the stuff in what he imagines is a heroically doomed effort, managing to land only a few inches from his starting point. The stone is catching. And he's going to get away from it! There, problem solved!