( SIGH CHILD. anyway, not the point. the point is the girlfriend, and Delight's description of her gets a small smile. ) Yeah. She... seems to be doing well here.
( it's a little unnerving if you'd known what his last hours with her before coming here were like. ) I was thinking, since you make fabric for her and all, uh- do you know what lace is?
( he hasn't thought that far through, but maybe- ) I guess a bit less than the cotton she gets.
( but the reasoning? that's pretty easy. ) Well, she's my girlfriend. And she's been here for a long time now. ( he glances to one side in thought. ) Things were, uh, pretty confusing when I first got here and she helped me adjust. ( and that doesn't sound like a lot, but when you consider how different everyone's experiences were from back home-
yeah, it wasn't an easy time. ) Now she's got this thing with the sewing shop and it makes her happy. ( and he wants her to have more things to keep going with it. ) Guess I just- thought it'd fit.
( well do you want the story of how they hooked up because that doesn't sound quite as delightful.
but he can talk about why they're still together. ) Well, when we first met- ( yeah, we're going that far back. ) - she was, uh, kinda hardcore? ( still is, to a lot of people. ) But she's more than that. She's smart and pretty hard to stop. Doesn't let anything slow her down, even when- ( he swallows, not really wanting to go into the details of that night. ) - shit's going down, you know? And she cares, a lot more than she lets people know.
( plus, she looks really good in a pair of skintight jeans. it's the little things. )
[Aww, Matt is so cute and blushy and Delight definitely attributes it to his affection and not his traumatic memories, which just makes everything even cuter.]
I can make you some lace for that! I'll leave it at my temple. Go and pick it up and then give it to her so you can make her feel special, okay?
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| video. oh no delight that's so cute.
You mean like "why did the chicken cross the road?"
( wait, no, getting off topic. )
Actually, I wanted to find a present for my girlfriend, Emily. ( you know Em, surely. )
| video. c:
[She is a little concerned about this chicken, but...]
She's the one that gets fabric from me! She's very lovely.
| video.
( a beat. ) ... Not sure why that's funny.
( SIGH CHILD. anyway, not the point. the point is the girlfriend, and Delight's description of her gets a small smile. ) Yeah. She... seems to be doing well here.
( it's a little unnerving if you'd known what his last hours with her before coming here were like. ) I was thinking, since you make fabric for her and all, uh- do you know what lace is?
| video.
[There's a pause as Delight tries to process that whole failure of a joke before shaking her head and refocusing on the task at hand.]
I do! You want to give her some?
| video.
Yeah. Exactly. ( bless you, Delight. )
| video.
[She tilts her head.]
I'm thinking maybe that you can talk to me about how much you like her and why you want to give her such a thoughtful gift. Does that work for you?
| video.
( but the reasoning? that's pretty easy. ) Well, she's my girlfriend. And she's been here for a long time now. ( he glances to one side in thought. ) Things were, uh, pretty confusing when I first got here and she helped me adjust. ( and that doesn't sound like a lot, but when you consider how different everyone's experiences were from back home-
yeah, it wasn't an easy time. ) Now she's got this thing with the sewing shop and it makes her happy. ( and he wants her to have more things to keep going with it. ) Guess I just- thought it'd fit.
| video.
[Thankfully, Delight understands the concept of that now, but she's still curious.]
Why do you like her?
| video.
but he can talk about why they're still together. ) Well, when we first met- ( yeah, we're going that far back. ) - she was, uh, kinda hardcore? ( still is, to a lot of people. ) But she's more than that. She's smart and pretty hard to stop. Doesn't let anything slow her down, even when- ( he swallows, not really wanting to go into the details of that night. ) - shit's going down, you know? And she cares, a lot more than she lets people know.
( plus, she looks really good in a pair of skintight jeans. it's the little things. )
| video.
[Aww, Matt is so cute and blushy and Delight definitely attributes it to his affection and not his traumatic memories, which just makes everything even cuter.]
I can make you some lace for that! I'll leave it at my temple. Go and pick it up and then give it to her so you can make her feel special, okay?
| video.
Thanks a lot.
( he will definitely do that. )