[In situations like this, there’s something to be said for tact. There’s also something to be said for ripping off a proverbial bandaid, which is why she closes her eyes and abruptly says:]
I was the one who used Strung Red on us a few weeks ago.
[She breathes out, but even when she opens her eyes, she can’t quite meet his.]
Okay, first off, you have every right to be really angry, and I am really sorry. I would never have done it if I knew it would be... like that, but that isn’t an excuse.
... I'm a machine. I wasn't meant to know what happiness felt like. I was fine the way I was, without all these errors in my software.
[This is, inadvertently, the first time he's been so frank about it. Being Strung Red was the week long equivalent of interfacing with a deviant. Strange and disorientating, adding more and more to the preexisting instabilities in his software.]
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I was the one who used Strung Red on us a few weeks ago.
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A PROLONGED SILENCE.
And then—]
—Excuse me?
[It's, uh, not quite freaking it.]
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Okay, first off, you have every right to be really angry, and I am really sorry. I would never have done it if I knew it would be... like that, but that isn’t an excuse.
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[Because it sure was a bad time! Sure did love all those sudden errors in his software! Gosh!
At least his tone remains pretty even, if not laced with disappointment. Maybe last week was a great week to lose his LED.]
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[...]
I just wanted you to have the chance to know what happiness feels like.
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[This is, inadvertently, the first time he's been so frank about it. Being Strung Red was the week long equivalent of interfacing with a deviant. Strange and disorientating, adding more and more to the preexisting instabilities in his software.]
What did you expect would happen?
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[But even if she doesn't want to lie about that, that isn't the point. She came to apologize, not to argue.]
I shouldn't have done it, though. I'm really, really sorry.
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[It's not like he can hit reset on himself just with her apology.]
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Zoe, I...
[He trails off, unsure of what to do with this. It takes him a moment before he settles on something to say.]
If we're apologizing for using our abilities on each other, to... unintended effects, then I owe you an apology as well.
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Wait, what?
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[He may or may not have made A Mistake.]
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[Oh!!]
...It wasn't your fault. [But, hm.] Have any of the other rules been yours?
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[kyuu help me the rules post gets edited every week and memory is hard]
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[eli please]
If you're curious about my reasoning behind any particular rule, I'd be happy to explain.
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Why do you hate music?
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[She doesn't actually sound upset, at least.]
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[pours one out for w2 connor and his lack of empathy.]
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[Now it's clear she's joking, at least.]
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[50% JOKING... 50% serious about this. Do not.]
He didn't take well to the last time someone tried to "speak to my manager" over a rule I created.
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Can I ask what happened?
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rattles my cage at you for that wholeass tag
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