[ Too bad. He's still cute on top of being handsome. But that'll stay inside her head this time, lest he keep whining about it. ]

Um, yeah. It's a little different in a game.

[ ...And that's all she'll say about that! ]

I know it's not something I should think about much, because it's usually the people that don't matter in the long run that think things like that, but. Just. I'm no different from everyone else, am I? Why should where I'm from be such a big deal...?

[ Meh. This is another topic she thinks she wants to squash. Talking about poetry and hearing that he likes her voice is much better. She's going to focus on that. She smiles to herself as they make their way towards her room. And, having remembered his preferences, she let up on the affection once they exited the elevator, instead busying herself with holding the basket. ]

Gosh, Soundwave. I'm kind of glad I'm covered in all this blood so you can't see how much I'm blushing, ahaha! [ What a sentence... ] It makes me really happy to hear you say things like that. Like I'm your most special friend~

[ Yeah. This is much nicer. She likes sharing the happier things about her. Parts that she knows she likes because she was able to choose to do them for herself. ]

I like singing. I taught myself the piano, too! I haven't been able to perform or anything, but one of my friends told me there are pianos around. Maybe we could go looking for one together? [ She playfully sticks her tongue out. ] As long as you're not a big meanie if I mess up~

[ There it is again, teasing him to draw attention away from how much he's got her heart going doki doki. It's what friends do! ]