[Oh, is she returning her pokes? Well then, he's going to keep poking her back because he's just that petty.]
What are you--
[Oh Primus, she's climbing him again. And she's poking his head, too.... What is this? He's been very nice to her this whole time, and he gets a gremlin in return!
Of course, this poking war isn't going to make him a flushed mess, but then Monika just had to drop a devastating bomb. His blush has been present ever since he gave her a piggyback ride, but it was faint throughout it all. Until now. When she starts insinuating that he thinks she's cute (which is true), it gets his faceplate blushes bright blue and intensifies the glow of his red visor.]
Stop that. [Not the poking war, because he's poking her back. But stop saying he thinks Monika's cute!] Do not expect me to do that unreasonable request.
[He'll only do that when she's sleeping peacefully! Except for that time he screwed up and called her cute without realizing she was actually awake, which... was also the first night they slept together. But regardless, calling her cute when she's blissfully unaware in her sleep is the only reasonable way!
All this dumb poking has him remember something from earlier.]
Do you have your notebook with you, Monika? The deal we made earlier, I was... Supposed to write on your notebook to "pay" for you reading your poems to me. [A pause, then he gives her cheek a hard poke, poke, poke.] I finally thought of something to write down.
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What are you--
[Oh Primus, she's climbing him again. And she's poking his head, too.... What is this? He's been very nice to her this whole time, and he gets a gremlin in return!
Of course, this poking war isn't going to make him a flushed mess, but then Monika just had to drop a devastating bomb. His blush has been present ever since he gave her a piggyback ride, but it was faint throughout it all. Until now. When she starts insinuating that he thinks she's cute (which is true), it gets his faceplate blushes bright blue and intensifies the glow of his red visor.]
Stop that. [Not the poking war, because he's poking her back. But stop saying he thinks Monika's cute!] Do not expect me to do that unreasonable request.
[He'll only do that when she's sleeping peacefully! Except for that time he screwed up and called her cute without realizing she was actually awake, which... was also the first night they slept together. But regardless, calling her cute when she's blissfully unaware in her sleep is the only reasonable way!
All this dumb poking has him remember something from earlier.]
Do you have your notebook with you, Monika? The deal we made earlier, I was... Supposed to write on your notebook to "pay" for you reading your poems to me. [A pause, then he gives her cheek a hard poke, poke, poke.] I finally thought of something to write down.