[She stiffens a little and looks at him] What if I don't want to live like this forever? I'm not even really alive, anyway. Just a ghost in a metal shell.
[Equius has trouble following basic logic sometimes.]
Due to my strength, I have always been aware that I would have difficulties in filling a quadrant with another troll. Physical contact with you is... nice. [He really couldn't find another word for that that didn't seem crass.] However, if you would have me, I would stay by your side no matter if I could touch you or not.
[Even if she were back to her original blood color. It would of course upset him, but he would.]
[That gives her a bit of pause and she drops her gaze with a sigh.
No, no, no, she doesn't want to pity Equius. He's selfish and self-centred and obsessed with stupid things that don't matter, like blood. But what he just said sounded so lonely, and what benefit would there be to him to stay with her if she wasn't a robot? Other than actual companionship.
She groans and scoots herself over a little, leaning her shoulder against his]
[He chuckles a bit at that. He got that impression from their arguments, but eventually they'd settle down into a proper quadrant. Even if her robot shoulder is as cool as any normal metal would be, the gesture itself warms him.]
I have a matesprit, who I care about and pity and who pities me! You can't replace him! [But maybe Sollux would be happier with Feferi. But that just makes her feel sad. And Feferi is going to die, too.]
She growled and rubbed her forehead. "Okay, let me put this in terms you would understand. Say you had a really nice..." She looked him up and down. "...Pair of shades, that you loved. And they were maybe a little broken, but you liked them a whole lot and wore them every day."
"Okay, then say someone came along and offered you a pair of shades. And maybe they're a different brand, and you've never tried them before. They could be sort of uncomfortable, you don't know. And they're not even new. They've got a few cracks, too, but in different places, and the person says 'try my shades! They're just as good as the ones you have'. Would you get rid of your old shades and take the new ones?"
"So the analogy falls apart. ...You could choose the shades you think are better and use the other one if the first pair breaks, or if you just discover that it isn't as good." Equius was reaching here.
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Date: 2011-07-15 02:19 pm (UTC)[A life without her would be - possible, but he isn't going to just accept it. Not if he can do anything to keep her with him.]
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Date: 2011-07-16 02:48 am (UTC)[Where did that question even come from?]
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Date: 2011-07-16 03:33 pm (UTC)You couldn't even touch me, if I were alive...
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Date: 2011-07-16 04:18 pm (UTC)Due to my strength, I have always been aware that I would have difficulties in filling a quadrant with another troll. Physical contact with you is... nice. [He really couldn't find another word for that that didn't seem crass.] However, if you would have me, I would stay by your side no matter if I could touch you or not.
[Even if she were back to her original blood color. It would of course upset him, but he would.]
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Date: 2011-07-16 04:31 pm (UTC)No, no, no, she doesn't want to pity Equius. He's selfish and self-centred and obsessed with stupid things that don't matter, like blood. But what he just said sounded so lonely, and what benefit would there be to him to stay with her if she wasn't a robot? Other than actual companionship.
She groans and scoots herself over a little, leaning her shoulder against his]
I just don't know what to do with you.
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Date: 2011-07-16 04:36 pm (UTC)We'll learn.
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