003 ☼ Video
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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[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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[At her question, he frowns.]
To be honest, I've got the urge to hang around you. Like this crazy piece of string is pushing me in your direction, which is a seriously weird feeling, just FYI. But it's not like we really need to call that a date.
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You're not alone. It is a very strange feeling. [She's been trying to ignore it; she's never felt drawn to any User before, save Flynn and his son, and that made sense given who they are. But this? Doesn't make a whole lot of logical sense to her.] Maybe the strings have magnetic qualities?
...Want to go running later? Or maybe we can finally have that race.
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Running sounds like a good idea, actually. We can save the race until after the matchmaking business is over with. Are you staying in the Outlander Community Block, still?
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Yes, I am. [She looks thoughtful for a moment.] I suppose I'm going to have to find somewhere else to live soon.
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Not necessarily. Unless you wanna find someone to live with, you can try to find work and then just pay rent here. It's not really that expensive.
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I spend a lot of time helping out around the library and the bookstore, but I never thought to ask for any money. Maybe I'll do that.
In the meantime, we should get this...date...thing out of the way as quickly as possible. How about tomorrow morning? I always watch the sunrise on the roof. We can practice afterward.
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