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Don't think I'm as easy to wreck as one of your cars.

[And also...]

Let's see if you feel the same when you're sober.

I should hope not. [ chuckles~ [

And why wouldn't I? Honestly, I think we'd feel more strongly.

[He considers that for a very long moment before he turns to look at D.Va with a wicked grin]

Is that so?

Well then. Let me test something.

Go ahead.

[He reaches back for the tentacles to re-position them back on the handlebars. With the caveat that he is no longer going to be holding on to them]

What are you doing?

[ she seems UNSURE about this. ]

Do you really trust them to steer this thing?

No.

But I trust in my ability to prevent disaster.

[Definite citation needed]

Do you?

I don't like this.

Get them off. [ grits her teeth. ] Get them off, now.

[ there's a flash of something in her eyes as she starts reaching into her chest for her heart weapon. ]

[His fingers twitch like he's going to grab her wrist, but then decides against it.

Very evenly:]

D.Va.

Nothing is going to hurt you.

[Outside of herself maybe]

...t- that's not true!
I crashed because of them.
Idonttrustthem!

[ she pulls the gun out of her chest and holds it at her side. she hasn't pulled the trigger to release the blade yet, but she's definitely itching to. the two tentacles gripping the handlebars jerk the bike to the side in response, taking the bike through the nearest narrow alley, as if to prove that they have some semblance of control, but that does nothing to make her freak out less. buuuut they might also be trying to spite her a bit for having cut them off a few days prior, ... ]

[The tentacles can attempt to do whatever they like because as soon as they enter the alley, Intensity grinds the motorcycle to a complete stop. No matter how hard they or anything else presses the accelerator.]

I'm not asking you to trust them. I'm asking you to trust me.

And this---

[He points to the Heart Weapon poised at the tentacles]

Can't be your first line of defense.

[ they do try, the blades flaring up to signal their irritation when nothing seems to happen as a result. eventually they ease their grip on the handlebars and start to recede, giving up on their supposed joyride. ]

[ she just buries her face in his back. is she crying? ye- no, no not at all. ]

I do,
I do trust you.

But what if they try to hurt you too?

Keyword in this equation is try.

I don't need you to protect me. Least of all from you.

[ she doesn't say anything and, instead, just drops her heart weapon. ]

[ her first response probably shouldn't be mutilating herself, especially because they hadn't actually done anything to her. it was a dream. a nightmare. and she'd overreacted and hurt them... but she still can't shake all the bad feelings that are plaguing her brain because of it. ]

...what then, do I do...

You let other people take care of themselves. And you. None of us are without abilities to defend ourselves.

...

Barring that, certainly there are less drastic means to stun them or yourself.

[ and you. ]

Alright.
A- Alright...

Well it looks like they...
they're not doing anything... now..

We're good then.
I'm good.

[ sighs. ]

[Crosses his arms and leans over the handlebars. He's in no hurry to start up the bike again]

You really think you couldn't pull yourself together in the 11th hour?

I find that hard to believe.

...no. I know I'd be able to pick myself up eventually. I just didn't think I'd be having this much trouble, and it's frustrating. [ something like this she should be able to do on her own, but it seems like she's just making things worse off for herself. ]

You catastrophize sometimes. You know that, right?

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If I stopped to think about it, probably.

[ swings her leg over the bike to sit 'sidesaddle' for a moment. ]

In, like, some instances I definitely know I need to slow my roll, but sometimes it's just so hard not to get caught up in... everything... [ especially feelings. ]

How did Kohime take it? You said you were going to talk to her.

[ she lifts up her hand to show off a ring on her ring finger. ]

She knows I like you, and that I'm actively interested in you... nerdboy.
But that doesn't take away from the fact that I really like and care for her too... because I do, a lot.

[He pauses for a long time as he looks at the ring, wheels in his head obviously turning.

But then he shakes his head and raises his eyes to look at D.Va]

I meant about the hallucination.

We can talk about that later. It's less... relevant.

...ah, that. [ there are too many conversations she had to have, ok, and she's still kind of drunk. ]

We talked about it at length. It helped.
Talking about it helps... kind of...

Is she worried you're going to hurt her?

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