The timekeeper blushed and waved again, "He's the one that did that. I'll let him explain. I really- I need to go."

He begged off the explanation and hurried out, head down and shoulders hunched. A kiss was a big deal to him. The music man acted like it shouldn't be, but it was. He needed to figure this out for himself somehow.

[[and he hurries off like a good little hero. flustered beyond belief.]]