It's one of her favorite things about this place. Actual safety is a treat.
She knows he knows. He probably knows she knows he knows. And so on. She's trying. Being happy for him while she's sad for herself is the best she can manage right now. That's not what he wants, but it's not nothing. He feelings might be as clear as mud to both of them, but they're real and she needs time to figure them out.
"I know." His steadfast refusal to like anything about the Nexus very much made it pretty clear to her he wasn't going to be relocating. He doesn't need to justify his choice to go home to her. That much, she understands. "Yeah, of course. Whenever you're ready. We'll have her purring like a kitten. Or whatever the appropriate phrase is."
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She knows he knows. He probably knows she knows he knows. And so on. She's trying. Being happy for him while she's sad for herself is the best she can manage right now. That's not what he wants, but it's not nothing. He feelings might be as clear as mud to both of them, but they're real and she needs time to figure them out.
"I know." His steadfast refusal to like anything about the Nexus very much made it pretty clear to her he wasn't going to be relocating. He doesn't need to justify his choice to go home to her. That much, she understands. "Yeah, of course. Whenever you're ready. We'll have her purring like a kitten. Or whatever the appropriate phrase is."