He went stiff when she wrapped an arm around him and cuddled up against his side, completely unused to physical touching of any sort. It had been a while, probably since his lusus had died, and the touch felt foreign. Even the times he'd been around John he'd still been too nervous and ready for rejection to really touch him much. Aradia might've been a robot, but she was touching him, and that was something.

It was strange to think of filling a quadrant with her. He just hoped Sollux wouldn't mind. Or, maybe, mind in the right way.

"I just..." he shook his head, "I'm so fuckin' flushed for her, Ar, and she says these awwful things to me." he sighed, and rubbed at his face, "I should talk to John about this but I dunno if he'd get it."

He paused, glancing down again, and exhaling a little, "So you actually care that much. Okay. Okay then. I wwant you to. If you do."