IV: Bride of Chucker | [Voice | Action]
[Mike is... better than he was. The events of the AU were like the best dream he'd ever had, and waking up to harsh reality was all the more painful this time because everyone else remembered the dream too. It was like being stripped bare in no way he'd ever experienced, nudist that he is, and he doesn't like it one bit.
she knows
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she knows
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Ah, certainly, Mike.
... It's... an interesting process, actually. Would... would you prefer a demonstration, or...? [He doesn't know how eager Mike is to have him around at the moment or ever and frankly, things seem less awkward at a respectable distance anyway.]
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[And now he feels like a shitty friend for not knowing this... Well, okay, a shittier friend.]
... There is a lot about her that I do not know, and wish I did. If only so I might be a better friend for her...
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Well, I guess I should just make something I'm good at then. Sushi maybe? Is my sushi good enough for a girl from Japan? [He's muttering to himself now.]
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... You are a skilled chef, Mike. I am certain you will make something that will be well-received.
[He's just... trying not to be jealous, but it's only somewhat-working.]
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She's- [Nn. Mouth, don't you DARE admit to Robert you like Ami. Don't even.]
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...
You seem to be very close with her...
I am thankful that you make her happy.
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How close are you two, anyway?
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But that sentence snaps him out of it.]
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Frankly... I am unsure at this point.
... Things... f-feel distant, now.
[And he doesn't really know why. He can guess, of course...]
... I don't w-want to lose Doctor Mizuno's friendship...
... B-But, I'm afraid that... that perhaps I am not as f-fit to be her friend as you.
[He knows that Ami already said that it didn't matter, but that didn't feel right. Things still seem off, to Robert's limited perspective.]
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I can't... [He never has made her smile, to the best of his knowledge. Truly smile. Not like she has with Mike.]
... P-Perhaps I have misunderstood something, and... and that caused the problem...
[He's more right than he knows.]
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Though honestly? Hearing that? "You make her smile." It makes Mike's chest feel full and light. He does, doesn't he.]
Well, she hasn't said anything to me about a problem.
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[Understatement of the year. And Helios does the same thing. That's the only reason Robert has even started to pick up on it - because he gets it from two separate people.]
B-But if there is ever anything I can do...
... I-I want to do more than just apologize to her, if I have wr-wronged her somehow.
[A small, soft, almost delicate sigh escapes Robert here.]
... B-but... at... at least she has... someone like yourself, who... w-who can truly make her happy.
Even if I cannot.
[So much mixed emotion here. Robert isn't as selfless as he sounds.]
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Wronged her? What'd you do to her?
[Plus he is rapidly developing an extremely protective streak when it comes to Ami. He wants to make her happy. Thanks for the vote of confidence, Robert.]
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Leonardo suggested that perhaps I had said something that offended her accidentally... but if I did, she did not state what, or why.
... I am aware that sometimes my inability to process emotional cues means that I do not understand when people have an objection to what I say.
[And it's been a major crippling factor in any of Robert's relationships, because it tends to make things harder both for Robert and for whoever has to deal with his social derp.]
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Dude, just... apologize. In general. [Like he has any idea.]
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I did, and she insisted everything was fine.
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But I can never be sure.
[And it just unsettles him, like there's something definitely off but he can't see it.]
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