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Does anyone else have a white one? [By now, it's probably obvious what she's referring to, but Quorra gives the Forge a thumbs-up anyway to display the white string tied around it. It's almost luminescent, matching the bright stripes of the circuitry spanning her armor.]
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This is a strange User ritual. I'm not sure I understand it. But I am sure ( Read more... )
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[She holds up her hand with a little gray string attached.]
But... could I ask you what you mean by User?
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Hmm? Oh. Human. I'm sorry, I keep forgetting not every User knows what a User is. Which is strange, because Users are Users, but then self-awareness is not always self-evident. [She's trying to distract herself from the imminent date conundrum by babbling. It's not working very well.]
...Have you found anyone else matching yours yet?
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[She glances at her string.]
No, not yet. It's quite a strange idea, isn't it? Trying strings to people's fingers so they can find each other?
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The thread of fate that weaves through people's lives and binds them together is not always so visible.
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[Welp. This answers the question he's had about the feeling of being drawn to someone.]
U-uh...
Yeah. Yeah, I've...got a white one.
[He holds up one gloved hand and, sure enough, there's a bit of white string tied around his thumb. There's almost a glow to it for how bright it is...]
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Oh.
[Yep, that's definitely the one. Quorra blinks rapidly as if trying to clear her vision of an anomaly, but Rex is still there on the screen, still with the string matching hers.]
It could be worse.
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[He looking at his hand now and, after a moment, pulls at the string. Predictably, it won't come off.]
This is just, um... Well, a little awkward. No offense, Quorra. You're, you know...uh, really nice. And pretty attractive. I just usually prefer to set myself up with dates.
[Regardless, there's no denying that he wants to be closer to her now, somehow. And that doesn't help with the AWKWARD.]
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It's all right. I don't think I'm a very good candidate for romance anyway.
[She pauses for a minute before speaking again.]
What are we supposed to do now?
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[That his matched hers or there was some way of calling it off? Probably both.]
Trust me, even for a 'user' it's a little strange.
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Do you think that's a bad sign?
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