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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!

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

I know, isn't it great?

Yes, I'm happy for you!

Also, my second point: you don't want me to step back a bit because you don't like me and don't want to see me anymore and want to be unpaired, right?

What?!

No! Hange, no, I don't want anyone but you to be my warden! No one else has the chops!

I know that. At this point, I'm not about to step away from the job.

My point is, if I want a break from you now and again, it's not because I don't care about you, right? You're getting this feeling now, where you want to be away from me for a bit, but it's not because you don't like me...

[he nods, coming to that realization slowly but surely]

Oh. So what you're saying is...what I'm feeling now is like how you sometimes feel about me. But we don't feel like that all the time.

Huh. Revelation.

Okay, Hange! I'm down for it. Let's make a break schedule.

Well, I don't want to skimp on band practice, for starters.

What would you like for a break schedule?

Hey, me neither. I was just starting to master the clavicle.

Six days on, one day where we just don't see each other?

That suits me fine! With another caveat: if something serious comes up and you need me, break the break. No getting upset, not coming to me because we're on a break day, and going to... I don't know, burn down the library or throw someone off top deck. Come to me. Tell me what's going on.

By the same token, if you're using the break day to do things you know I wouldn't approve of - like burning down the library, throwing people off top deck - you will see me and it being a break day will make no difference to that.