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[beejfu]

Enngh.

Look.

I don't think it's fair of you to pull me over against my will to tell me I can't pull people in against their will. I used to love it but now I'm not feeling so hot all of a sudden. Maybe I don't want you around me all the time.

Holy shit.

[14thcommander]

[holy shit there is a stunned pause]

[14thcommander]

This...

[14thcommander]

Sounds like INCREASED INDEPENDEEEEENCE?

[beejfu]

[clearly trying to suppress laughter]

Sssssshhh shh sh shut up shut up ALL RIGHT?!

You're aggravating enough to make me want to not be around you 24/7! That's a burn against you!

[14thcommander]

Ha ha haaaaaaaaaaa ha ha hahaha! I have achieved it! I deserve a plaque or something! At last we've reached this zenith! You understand what all my comrades understood and had to endure! YEEEEEEES!!

[beejfu]

[He looks stunned that this was a calculated move by Hange]

What?! You planned this? You absolute maniac.

[14thcommander]

It was a long-term goal! I wasn't expecting it to sort itself out like this!

[14thcommander]

In all seriousness this is good! You should have a broad base of support and people you can go to, who you enjoy spending time with.

[beejfu]

I see. Sucking the life a little bit from a lot of people instead of a lot of life out of you! Very Twilight of us.

[14thcommander]

... Yes, that's a great way to look at it! Good work! I'm happy to be your first point of contact, as your warden, but the more people who care about you, the more stable your social circle is.

[beejfu]

No shit.

How big can a circle get before it collapses like a sad balloon?

1/2

[14thcommander]

A social circle of any size can collapse like a sad balloon under the right circumstances.

[14thcommander]

That's why you pick durable people and try hard at connecting again...!

[beejfu]

And you're sure you're not angry with me that I don't wanna hang with you.

Like, you will talk to me again?

[14thcommander]

Yeah, of course! I'm an adult. You're an adult. You don't need to be holding my hand all the time.

I want to know what's going on with you but I don't need to be breathing down your neck every single minute of every single hour of every single day. You deserve to build relationships apart from me. After you've graduated, I won't have standing to monitor you at all, really, so practice now.

[beejfu]

I mean, don't get me wrong, I love holding your hand.

But I don't want to now. Just right now.


...This feels so fucked up. Why is this happening to me?

[14thcommander]

If I really had to venture a guess, I'd say... maybe you're feeling more confident in our relationship? You know you can step away for a bit, but it'll remain and you can return to it after your sojourn.

[beejfu]

Confidence. Yeah!

Damn, look at me. I'll be graduated and alive by next week!

[14thcommander]

It'll be some week, alright.

I do wanna clarify some things before I let you go.

[beejfu]

[An unearthly, agonized groan]

Whaaaaaaat.

[14thcommander]

One, Callisto and you are two very different people. Tiffany's particular method of working with Callisto that she's doing right now - it's not something I'd think of applying to you.

[beejfu]

Yeah, no SHIT she's different, Hange. She's a sadist, I'm -

[he pauses to do an unnervingly accurate impression of Hange herself]

~a dirty, dirty masochist~

[back to normal voice]

-according to some, and if I had her body no one would complain about cuddling again!

[14thcommander]

I know for a fact you get plenty of cuddles here.

[beejfu]

I know, isn't it great?