Aradia felt him go stiff, but didn't withdraw right away, hoping that it would be at least a little comforting. She wasn't sure if he didn't like it, or what, but she figured he could tell her, or pull away, if he didn't want her touching him.
It was just as weird to her to suddenly find herself in a quadrant with Eridan. But at the same time, it felt right. She wasn't sure she felt pity for either of them, but she didn't want them to die, and they needed her.
She sighed. "You are a glutton for punishment, Eridan. With Kanaya's fetish, even if she didn't loathe you with every fibre of her being, there's no way she'd be flushed for you. And she's filled that quadrant with Rose, anyway."
Pursing her lips, she looked up. "And she's got reason to hate you. I understand her perspective, but I also understand yours, which is why I think I can auspiticize between the two of you. So I'll try... and hopefully we can at least keep her from killing this you, even if future you is as good as dead."
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It was just as weird to her to suddenly find herself in a quadrant with Eridan. But at the same time, it felt right. She wasn't sure she felt pity for either of them, but she didn't want them to die, and they needed her.
She sighed. "You are a glutton for punishment, Eridan. With Kanaya's fetish, even if she didn't loathe you with every fibre of her being, there's no way she'd be flushed for you. And she's filled that quadrant with Rose, anyway."
Pursing her lips, she looked up. "And she's got reason to hate you. I understand her perspective, but I also understand yours, which is why I think I can auspiticize between the two of you. So I'll try... and hopefully we can at least keep her from killing this you, even if future you is as good as dead."