forum "And it became Human, in most ways that mattered." // OxO // OPEN

Started August 10, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Well then, you'll watch out for me, right?" She asked, cocking her head to the side as she tried to figure him out.

Zev shrugged. "I don't know. Will I?" he retorted, eyebrow twitching.

"That's up to you, but I would suggest you do," She replied, shrugging and rolling back onto her back, "Will you?"

Zev shrugged. "Will I?" He countered, raising his eyebrows in an uncannily human manner.

"You should," She finally said, meeting his eyes and forgetting for a moment that he was an android and not a human.

"And if I don't?" He challenged.

"You don't get a free ride to Alexi," She shot back, smirking at him and ending the conversation.

Zev rolled his eyes. "Cruel, cruel woman." he replied.

"Not cruel, just drives a hard bargain." Thesa looked at Zev one more time, shrugging as her smirk grew.

Zev shrugged. "It is the same thing." He replied after a moment.

"No, cruel would be just straight up refusing to give you a ride," She specified, "Driving a hard bargain means I will help, but only for things in return. In this case getting to meet Alexi and protection from you."

Zev cocked his head. "You are changing the deal we originally made." he replied slowly.

Thesa shrugged and finally sat up, "Hey, either way, you're getting to Alexi, I'm just adding one small detail that probably won't come into play at all."

Zev rolled his eyes a little. "Fine, then."

"Perfect," She replied, laying back down and looking back at the sky, "So…now the question is, do I stay out here tonight? Or do I go back inside..like you want me to?"

Zev rolled his eyes again. "Is that a rhetorical question?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at her.

"It's an actual question," She replied with her eyes still focused on the sky, "Since I want to stay out here, but you want me to go back inside."

Zev shrugged. "Come back inside, then." He replied, watching her.

Thesa sighed and wrinkled her nose, rolling off of the mattress and finally agreeing, "Fine, but you're helping me get this mattress back inside."

Zev nodded. He reached over and picked the mattress up. "Where shall I put it?" He asked calmly.

"On my bed," She replied, scooping up the blankets that had fallen off of the mattress and walking inside her ship again.

"Alright." he carried the mattress to her bed, setting it down and then stepping back so that she could get to it easier.

Thesa nodded in thanks and tossed the blankets on top of the mattress before following them by jumping onto the mattress itself, "Thanks."

Zev nodded. "You are welcome." he replied calmly.

She just grunted in response and rolled onto her side as she closed her eyes, not tired but not awake enough to do anything else actually useful.