What can't you get away with? At this point, it's probably more a matter of principles. Like how you're not lacking in work enough to be considering sacrificing the members of your group just yet.
Which, I sincerely hope keeps up.
But you can keep going on as much as you want about us being 'actually honest' when there hasn't been a time where we aren't; it can't be helped that our palates have transcended beyond the need and want for taste and texture.
[ the irony behind them harping on about honesty continues, now with added and much-needed levity ]
I know you're trying to help but when you put it like that, it really doesn't make me feel any better about my chances.
[ she's trying to make food palatable to, like, normal human beings, not space aliens who'll demolish anything she puts in front of them no matter how good or bad it actually is. ]
Besides, if you're 'beyond the need for taste and texture', does that mean I'll never get to enjoy you both digging into something I worked hard to cook and hearing you tell me how tasty it is?
[ He's probably had that thought at some point, that they're pretty much aliens wearing her children's skin. . . ]
… I can say that I'll take what you said into consideration, but I can't make any promises. You'll have to settle with that.
[ One could say he's easier to reason with than Ruby— Ai landed a solid hit on his psyche with that one. But now that they've started the circle of 'no you', Aqua always had been the one to fold first. On the other hand, one could easily argue the reverse when so begins the lore of how Ai one day receives the best worst minimum 1k word annotated criticism sandwich. ]
Anyway, I was thinking of picking up flowers for Ruby. Did you want me to wait for you at the studio so we could go together, or should I just go ahead?
[ She's nice enough to jump tracks without missing a beat, at least... or maybe she's just satisfied by the answer she got. Either way. ]
Unless something goes really wrong we should be done in an hour or so anyway. If you want to make your way over we can meet up as soon as I'm done and pick out something nice for her.
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Which, I sincerely hope keeps up.
But you can keep going on as much as you want about us being 'actually honest' when there hasn't been a time where we aren't; it can't be helped that our palates have transcended beyond the need and want for taste and texture.
[ the irony behind them harping on about honesty continues, now with added and much-needed levity ]
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[ she's trying to make food palatable to, like, normal human beings, not space aliens who'll demolish anything she puts in front of them no matter how good or bad it actually is. ]
Besides, if you're 'beyond the need for taste and texture', does that mean I'll never get to enjoy you both digging into something I worked hard to cook and hearing you tell me how tasty it is?
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… I can say that I'll take what you said into consideration, but I can't make any promises. You'll have to settle with that.
[ One could say he's easier to reason with than Ruby— Ai landed a solid hit on his psyche with that one. But now that they've started the circle of 'no you', Aqua always had been the one to fold first. On the other hand, one could easily argue the reverse when so begins the lore of how Ai one day receives the best worst minimum 1k word annotated criticism sandwich. ]
Anyway, I was thinking of picking up flowers for Ruby. Did you want me to wait for you at the studio so we could go together, or should I just go ahead?
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[ She's nice enough to jump tracks without missing a beat, at least... or maybe she's just satisfied by the answer she got. Either way. ]
Unless something goes really wrong we should be done in an hour or so anyway. If you want to make your way over we can meet up as soon as I'm done and pick out something nice for her.