Mm, that-- wasn't intentional. Sorry. I didn't mean to give you a scare.
[ he sighs. ]
You showed up a couple of times in that place. At the end, they were specifically using people who would hurt us to try and slow us down, stop us fighting back. [ she'd been something like a corpse there, reanimated and acting like a puppet. it'd been unnerving. ]
I think making a promise nothing is going to happen would be naive in a place like this. But I don't plan on dying here. Not for real.
[ That's definitely a sentiment that they both share. They don't want to die, but if something happens, them's the breaks. ]
Making a promise over something you can't control... is not a promise anyone should be making. And I trust you, that you want to live. You have a lot to live for.
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Mm, that-- wasn't intentional. Sorry. I didn't mean to give you a scare.
[ he sighs. ]
You showed up a couple of times in that place. At the end, they were specifically using people who would hurt us to try and slow us down, stop us fighting back. [ she'd been something like a corpse there, reanimated and acting like a puppet. it'd been unnerving. ]
I think making a promise nothing is going to happen would be naive in a place like this. But I don't plan on dying here. Not for real.
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[ That's definitely a sentiment that they both share. They don't want to die, but if something happens, them's the breaks. ]
Making a promise over something you can't control... is not a promise anyone should be making. And I trust you, that you want to live. You have a lot to live for.
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... [ some people might be making that kind of promise anyway, but-- ] Feels too much like a lie to be telling you everything's going to be okay.
But you too. You've got to decide where you want to go after all this.
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Do you... want me...?
[ --to go with him, is what she means. It probably sounds like something else, but it's fine. ]
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The love hotel was a few weeks ago now.
[ he is. mostly teasing. he does squeeze her hands so she can’t embarrassed dart away. ]
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I... um...
[ It's all she manages to squeak out because her mind feels jumbled. ]
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I'm teasing.
Do I want you to...?
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... Do you want me to go with you...?
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Do you want to? I think that's the most important thing. Figuring out what you want to do for yourself.
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[ it's pretty simple, even if it's hard to do. but, just look at what happened mere moments ago. ]
That's why I'm saying to be sure about it. Think about what you want. And then, ask.
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[ She feels herself getting mentally smaller and smaller like her voice. ]
... I think that's enough break time now. You should return to the pod.
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but he will gently butt his forehead against hers. hmm. ]
Alright. I can probably get another hour in.
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... Good. I'll set it to an hour after you get inside.
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