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[reverentresistance]

Good evening.

[Ky smiles at the Vine, polite and distant.]

Is there anything I can do around here that would be productive?

Besides petting the cats or building simply for the sake of building...

[As a police officer she was used to being far more busy. Not that she wished for more crime, but she did need a better way to occupy herself than just going through the library. The contents of which were...questionable. She'd gone exploring, but in the places where she felt she might learn something from her senses tingled with the threat of unnecessary danger. That hadn't stopped her, but she wanted something more.]

Alternatively, does anyone wish to talk about the world they come from? Or what they do there?

[As a temporary distraction it might mean something, and perhaps she would learn a useful fact or two.]

[The smile, formal as it had been, drops off of her face, and she ends that message to filter a different one to Dizzy.]

Dizzy. I want to apologize. In person if you're alright with it -- I can meet you somewhere.

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[imperial_ray]

Mm... I should... I should go start dinner...

[reverentresistance]

But...

-Of course Dizzy probably wanted space, and Ky should give it to her in that case. She hadn't just said anything that made Dizzy feel pressured, had she?-

Of course.

[imperial_ray]

-But Dizzy doesn't pull away.-

So what would you like?

[reverentresistance]

I...can make my own dinner.

-She had been managing on her own, even if she was tempted to take the implicit invitation without questioning it, for the chance to spend more time with Dizzy. Still, she didn't wish to impose.-

[imperial_ray]

I'm offering to make dinner for you, silly.

[reverentresistance]

-Ky's cheeks turn a little pink.-

Oh?

That is...you don't have to!

...But if you want to, I think I'd enjoy it.

[imperial_ray]

I do want to. So what would you like?

[reverentresistance]

I... Maybe pasta?

If you have the ingredients, that is. I'm really not picky.

I'd just...like to spend the time with you.

[imperial_ray]

I'll make us a nice, robust, chicken pomodoro, then, hmm?

[reverentresistance]

That sounds very nice. Thank you.

[imperial_ray]

-Happy as could be, Dizzy hesitantly parted from the other woman, her face still a full blush.-

And Ky? ... Thank you.

[reverentresistance]

-Ky's cheeks were red as well, even if she couldn't stop smiling.-

No need to thank me.

-She didn't think she'd done anything particularly worthy of thanks.-

[imperial_ray]

There is, though. I don't know where'd I'd be right now without you.

[reverentresistance]

I...There are plenty of other people who care about doing what's right.

[imperial_ray]

But not many humans... would love a Gear.

[reverentresistance]

I don't see how, knowing you, anyone could pretend that you're just a Gear. You're better than many humans I know.

[imperial_ray]

... I think, thinking that, is what makes you special to me.

[reverentresistance]

In that case...I wish more people were special.

[imperial_ray]

Maybe... Maybe someday.

[reverentresistance]

I'm sure you'll be able to convince some of them, just by being as you are.

[imperial_ray]

Mm... Well, that is for time not yet passed. Let's just focus on dinner for now, yes?

[reverentresistance]

Alright. Although you should know that if anyone here is unkind, you should come to me. I want to help you.

[imperial_ray]

It actually hasn't been much of a problem, lately.

[reverentresistance]

I'm glad to hear that.

Can I give you a hand with dinner?

[imperial_ray]

Mm. Don't worry. I can take care of it. You just relax, okay?