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[gunmettle]

'Cause people need people. That's just part of livin'.

[ He shrugs ]

Sure, there's the chance that we might hafta turn on each other, or die for real, or end up in solitary, but loss is a part of life too. This place is no different. Hell, I might even argue that it's worse, but that only makes findin' somethin', or someone, worth livin' for even more important.

[davincible]

... And you thought you were so bad at this.

[gunmettle]

Helps that you didn't straight up ask me how to sweep someone off their feet.

I know better than anyone that sometimes, bein' lonely just ain't worth it.

[davincible]

Honestly, I could probably manage-- both, I mean.

[ though that wasn't the problem, was it? ]

But it's true, you don't strike me as someone who would do well being alone.

[gunmettle]

Funnily enough, if you'd have caught me in the not so distant past, I'd have told you that I don't need anyone or anything. I know better now.

[davincible]

That's fair, I probably would have started laughing at an edgy response like that. Glad you came to understand yourself better.

[gunmettle]

I'm still workin' on it, in a lot of ways, but I'm much better off than I used to be.

So... [ exhale of cigarette smoke ] What brought that on?

[davincible]

Just from observing the large amount of people who have formed romantic webs of attachments, that's all. And given your own feelings, I was curious.

[gunmettle]

My own feelings?

[ Clearly he has all the pieces and has yet to put them together. ]

[davincible]

...

Juzo.

[gunmettle]

What? What's that look for?

[davincible]

I thought we'd reached this point of understanding already.

[gunmettle]

[ It takes him a moment to wind back through the course of the conversation, all the way back to its very absurd start ]

Sholmes?

[davincible]

Bravo! I knew you'd get there!

[gunmettle]

[ Please hold Juzo is rebooting. ]

That's what I'm an open book about??

[davincible]

... What did you... think I meant?

[gunmettle]

I don't know! I've never had this kinda thing happen to me before!

[davincible]

You've never had a crush on anyone? Ever??

[gunmettle]

No, okay?

[ He deflates a little. Time to bury his face in his hands again. ]

Not that I can remember, anyway.

[davincible]

[ She pats his back. ]

I guess it's not entirely that strange. A friend of mine said he's never dated anyone. And I only ever took lovers, not anything more.

[gunmettle]

Maybe I did this kinda stuff once upon a time, but I got no memory of anything before the war. Now I just... I never figured it was a possibility.

[davincible]

[ She lifts an eyebrow. ]

Because of your appearance?

[gunmettle]

[ Hell, how many times is he going to have to explain this to someone in the span of a few days? THANKS FOR NOTHING WARDEN.

In any case, he seems to resign himself and finds someplace nearby to sit down. There's probably a bench or something, right? He motions for her to join him. ]

In part, yeah. This body ain't exactly built to carry the physical part of a relationship. But more than that, I guess I spent so long tryin' to make peace with my past and learn to accept myself that I just didn't think that all this pretty love stuff was in the cards for someone like me.

[davincible]

[ Join him she does.

And she sighs, though it's not directed at him in the slightest. ]

Not wanting to or not being able to physically consummate a relationship is probably not as big a dealbreaker as you think. But also anyone who thinks love is pretty and perfect in the first place is an actual idiot.

[gunmettle]

[ His muzzle turns to her in surprise. For a beat he doesn't say anything. ]

You wouldn't be the first person to tell me that. Well, the first part, at least. As for the rest... I know it ain't perfect.