[ The laugh is curious. Not meant to mock her, she hopes. It's not like her estimate was too high or anything. A joke doesn't follow, however, so she's going to choose to believe she was at least somewhat right. ]
Really? I figured you'd like everything being reduced to numbers. They're so objective and all.
[ Or so TB had told her once, when they'd had a similar conversation. In the world, there's only statistics and probabilities. After all she'd been through, she'd had a few weak moments of wondering if that was really true. But no. Ultimately, she kept a loose grasp on her belief in love.
So to hear Kaiba say otherwise? She's quite a bit thrown. And that feeling only increases as he continues to say everything she least expects him to say. It takes her a long time to speak again. ]
I...don't think I hate you, either. Some of the things you've done and said, yes, but not you. Kind of in that "other woman" sort of way. Or "other man," in your case, even if you look amazing in a dress. Ahaha.
[ She takes a breath. It's a...start. ]
But if there's anything I learned after...everything, it's that I don't know anything about love, either. I'm trying, though. I still want to know what it really is. So that means making mistakes. Like a human would.
[ Her gaze drops away, and her hand grips the edge of the table. More like how some AI would. Her dismay at that slips into her expression. ]
You make things easier, at least. I can just be angry with you and forget most of that stuff. [ She laughs, but it's short-lived. ] Guess it works out just fine, right? You like when I'm like that.
[ Another silence stretches on before she lets out a sigh. ] You'd think I'd just ask you to fix me. I'm sure you could do it. [ Slowly, she looks back, the tinge of dismay still there, but a soft sort of sincerity as well. ] Would you?
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Really? I figured you'd like everything being reduced to numbers. They're so objective and all.
[ Or so TB had told her once, when they'd had a similar conversation. In the world, there's only statistics and probabilities. After all she'd been through, she'd had a few weak moments of wondering if that was really true. But no. Ultimately, she kept a loose grasp on her belief in love.
So to hear Kaiba say otherwise? She's quite a bit thrown. And that feeling only increases as he continues to say everything she least expects him to say. It takes her a long time to speak again. ]
I...don't think I hate you, either. Some of the things you've done and said, yes, but not you. Kind of in that "other woman" sort of way. Or "other man," in your case, even if you look amazing in a dress. Ahaha.
[ She takes a breath. It's a...start. ]
But if there's anything I learned after...everything, it's that I don't know anything about love, either. I'm trying, though. I still want to know what it really is. So that means making mistakes. Like a human would.
[ Her gaze drops away, and her hand grips the edge of the table. More like how some AI would. Her dismay at that slips into her expression. ]
You make things easier, at least. I can just be angry with you and forget most of that stuff. [ She laughs, but it's short-lived. ] Guess it works out just fine, right? You like when I'm like that.
[ Another silence stretches on before she lets out a sigh. ] You'd think I'd just ask you to fix me. I'm sure you could do it. [ Slowly, she looks back, the tinge of dismay still there, but a soft sort of sincerity as well. ] Would you?