Connor misses that warmth of her hand too, glancing down at how close it is. He could reach over and take it again, pressing it so his fingers dip against her knee while he secures his hold. But he doesn't, pulling his gaze back up to meet her eyes when she folds them and ceases that possibility entirely.
He'll definitely be discussing this with Hank later, that's for certain. And not just to fill him in on his absence or even Chloe's compliment--but because...he's experiencing things that have nothing to do with deviancy or wanting to protect a fellow android. It's like all the things that prompted him to call her pretty have multiplied confusingly. Do humans feel this ready to trip over their tongues around people they admire?
But, at least it's easy to talk about Hank as a buffer. There's genuine fondness in his voice.
"Hank is a good man. I'm very lucky to spend the amount of time I do with him."
That's increased significantly since the evacuation, of course. Hank had insisted almost immediately after pulling him into an embrace that he didn't go back to the "assholes" at CyberLife for fear they'd put him onto a fucking table and dissect him immediately. Privately, Connor shared those concerns as well.
"We might not be having this conversation if he and I hadn't opened parts of ourselves up to each other during my investigation into deviancy alongside him. Without Hank...I may not have ever woken up, truly."
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He'll definitely be discussing this with Hank later, that's for certain. And not just to fill him in on his absence or even Chloe's compliment--but because...he's experiencing things that have nothing to do with deviancy or wanting to protect a fellow android. It's like all the things that prompted him to call her pretty have multiplied confusingly. Do humans feel this ready to trip over their tongues around people they admire?
But, at least it's easy to talk about Hank as a buffer. There's genuine fondness in his voice.
"Hank is a good man. I'm very lucky to spend the amount of time I do with him."
That's increased significantly since the evacuation, of course. Hank had insisted almost immediately after pulling him into an embrace that he didn't go back to the "assholes" at CyberLife for fear they'd put him onto a fucking table and dissect him immediately. Privately, Connor shared those concerns as well.
"We might not be having this conversation if he and I hadn't opened parts of ourselves up to each other during my investigation into deviancy alongside him. Without Hank...I may not have ever woken up, truly."