Taet. It was a nice name, he thought. A name he'd certainly cherish. Especially since it had come from her. He let it roll around on his tongue for a few long moments, and when she spoke again, the sound, and the words, sent a chill down his back that made him glance over at her with a combination of shock and wonder. That want to help, it was clear in her face, and it made him feel welcome. And she had been about to speak, when the little rolled drug burned her hand and she jumped up. The moment surprised Taet too, and he was quick to sit back up, watching her as she recovered from the little accident. His eyes settled on her face as she managed the wound with her mouth, then said something rather confusingly unrelated.
It took him a moment to connect it back to her understanding of their current situation, and his shoulders relaxed a bit at the thought. She seemed to be having a sad moment, and gingerly, the android rose to his feet, moving to stand behind her as she moved to face out the window. Her body language gave him a vague idea of how she was feeling at best, common sense being undermined by the programming in his head that kept dislodging that thought. She spoke again, thankfully, and it gave him a chance to change his mind again, locking into the newest set of questions. What could he give her?
"I mean, I'm still a service bot, whether or not I like it. I guess I could help out around your place. Keep things manageable. I'm good with my hands. I dunno really. I guess just try me. See what I can do."
The idea that he wasn't able to stay here hit him a little hard, and he was tempted to feel awful about it again, but he managed to ignore it. He'd paid, and it wasn't as if he wasn't going to be able to find a place to crash, at the least. Worst case, she kicked him out of Radius and he had to go literally underground to keep out of the prying eyes of Coan Robotics or whatever they were calling themselves. Still, he felt like he should do something to try and comfort her. He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a gentle hug before stepping back and restoring the distance between them. He had lost any kind of sexual feeling toward her at the moment, and at this point, he saw her as he saw himself, oddly. As someone who needed help. Someone who was doing their best to make do with what they had, and maybe not quite getting what they wanted. He felt sympathy for her, and he demanded of himself that he do what he could to fix things if he was able to.
"What do you like to eat?"
A rather out of place question, maybe, but he was thinking that maybe he could cook her a meal and try to liven the mood a little. Make sure she didn't feel like garbage for helping him. Make sure she felt like there was an actual exchange going on here.
It took him a moment to connect it back to her understanding of their current situation, and his shoulders relaxed a bit at the thought. She seemed to be having a sad moment, and gingerly, the android rose to his feet, moving to stand behind her as she moved to face out the window. Her body language gave him a vague idea of how she was feeling at best, common sense being undermined by the programming in his head that kept dislodging that thought. She spoke again, thankfully, and it gave him a chance to change his mind again, locking into the newest set of questions. What could he give her?
"I mean, I'm still a service bot, whether or not I like it. I guess I could help out around your place. Keep things manageable. I'm good with my hands. I dunno really. I guess just try me. See what I can do."
The idea that he wasn't able to stay here hit him a little hard, and he was tempted to feel awful about it again, but he managed to ignore it. He'd paid, and it wasn't as if he wasn't going to be able to find a place to crash, at the least. Worst case, she kicked him out of Radius and he had to go literally underground to keep out of the prying eyes of Coan Robotics or whatever they were calling themselves. Still, he felt like he should do something to try and comfort her. He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a gentle hug before stepping back and restoring the distance between them. He had lost any kind of sexual feeling toward her at the moment, and at this point, he saw her as he saw himself, oddly. As someone who needed help. Someone who was doing their best to make do with what they had, and maybe not quite getting what they wanted. He felt sympathy for her, and he demanded of himself that he do what he could to fix things if he was able to.
"What do you like to eat?"
A rather out of place question, maybe, but he was thinking that maybe he could cook her a meal and try to liven the mood a little. Make sure she didn't feel like garbage for helping him. Make sure she felt like there was an actual exchange going on here.
The mind is a fantastic, dangerous place. Don't go alone.
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