[It's kind of funny how easy it is to relax around him. Maybe it's because, unlike with everyone in SEES, he doesn't have any expectations of her. Or well, he does, but not the kind like her team had. She doesn't have to be anyone specific for him -- a leader, a guide, an assistant, a confidant. She can just be herself, whoever that is.]
Huh? It's not my birthday! [she protests, and yet, she still takes it when he holds it out. It's a necklace-! For a long moment, she just stares down at it, running her thumb over the shell as he speaks. It's such a little thing, but like Aigis' charred screw, Shinjiro's watch, or the small assortment of keys, it's still something Scott wanted her to have specifically. That makes it special, her heart thudding almost painfully in her chest as she gazes up at him and closes her fist around it.]
I love it, [she says quietly, her smile small, but bright and genuine as she offers it back to him.] Can you put it on for me?
[And she turns a bit to make it easier for him to get at the back of her neck. Don't fumble it now!]
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Huh? It's not my birthday! [she protests, and yet, she still takes it when he holds it out. It's a necklace-! For a long moment, she just stares down at it, running her thumb over the shell as he speaks. It's such a little thing, but like Aigis' charred screw, Shinjiro's watch, or the small assortment of keys, it's still something Scott wanted her to have specifically. That makes it special, her heart thudding almost painfully in her chest as she gazes up at him and closes her fist around it.]
I love it, [she says quietly, her smile small, but bright and genuine as she offers it back to him.] Can you put it on for me?
[And she turns a bit to make it easier for him to get at the back of her neck. Don't fumble it now!]