( how to approach it... here's where she struggles. it isn't as though maple has ever had a problem with being direct, but such a question — it isn't based in belief that there should be doubt. she doesn't at all feel as though she's been neglected. she doesn't at all doubt her own personhood, even if she does accept that she may be a person who has less value than others. that's simply the way the world works as an ai. but still, there's something to it that leaves a bitter taste on her tongue, keeps her eyes on the ground and her expression petulant.
[ whatever it is, the question lingers on the edge of her tongue. the date gives the allusion that things are well, but he doesn't reject in to avoid invoking her wrath. it's with a smile that he stands up, smoothing the tail of his doctor's coat from his lower back, down against his ass before patting down the side.
satisfied with this, it's best to meet her worries without disparaging what small tells that she offers him. ]
It has been awhile, hasn't it?
[ which reflects poorly, and makes helena's prior statement hold water? not at all, as those words are followed up with something else. ]
Things sure have been busy for us.
[ it's not a lie, and there's a tired sigh right after as he walks over to maple, standing tall before her petite frame. ]
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No, I know that you'll handle them.
( hiyori's on it. nothing to worry about here. )
It's just...
( how to approach it... here's where she struggles. it isn't as though maple has ever had a problem with being direct, but such a question — it isn't based in belief that there should be doubt. she doesn't at all feel as though she's been neglected. she doesn't at all doubt her own personhood, even if she does accept that she may be a person who has less value than others. that's simply the way the world works as an ai. but still, there's something to it that leaves a bitter taste on her tongue, keeps her eyes on the ground and her expression petulant.
what she decides to go with in the end is: )
Can we go on a date?
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satisfied with this, it's best to meet her worries without disparaging what small tells that she offers him. ]
It has been awhile, hasn't it?
[ which reflects poorly, and makes helena's prior statement hold water? not at all, as those words are followed up with something else. ]
Things sure have been busy for us.
[ it's not a lie, and there's a tired sigh right after as he walks over to maple, standing tall before her petite frame. ]
A picnic, the pool?