[ She locks up and he almost takes his foot away. Gives her the space she might want- and it's almost nothing. It's tentative and light and he barely felt it- but it's something. Contact. Closing a circuit. They aren't what they were in the Project, aren't what they were when they met but-
they can be better. They can DO better.
And it's gonna have to start now. ]
...If you got room on the ladder for one more, I'm with you.
[ It wasn't no forever, back in the cave. it was no for right then. He couldn't- he WOULDN'T be a liability for her. Distract her. Slow her down. He couldn't take it after all these years, the idea of holding her back just by being him. To keep up, to have her back like he always wanted, like he meant to? he'd need a suit. Calling in favors to make that happen isn't so big a deal. ]
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they can be better. They can DO better.
And it's gonna have to start now. ]
...If you got room on the ladder for one more, I'm with you.
[ It wasn't no forever, back in the cave. it was no for right then. He couldn't- he WOULDN'T be a liability for her. Distract her. Slow her down. He couldn't take it after all these years, the idea of holding her back just by being him. To keep up, to have her back like he always wanted, like he meant to? he'd need a suit. Calling in favors to make that happen isn't so big a deal. ]
Gimme another two days and I'll be ready.