[Now Aloy's eyeroll is full and dramatic.] You're a complete menace. What did I do to deserve that?
And, [a very familiar, disgusted face follows this, the grimace exaggerated by her cheeks being pulled at.] gross. Ugh, don't call it that. That's not how it works, by the way.
Hmph. [Aloy pats at her now reddened cheeks, watching as Zero rolls off of her.] I'm not a nerd.
[She was a nerd, but the harmless bantering is both amusing and comfortably familiar.
As for her children... Aloy raises an eyebrow.] Hey. Why are they always my kids when they're being difficult? Maybe they're being disagreeable because of your genes.
[This was a regular thing too, even though she knew very well that genes didn't work that way, either.]
[ It's hard to know if she's making a joke or actually believes that.
In a very Zero manner, she follows up her jabbing by melting into the shape of Aloy's body. And there she stays, content in the quiet intimacy of their closeness. ]
They're assholes because we are too. But they're your kids because they're the best of you.
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And, [a very familiar, disgusted face follows this, the grimace exaggerated by her cheeks being pulled at.] gross. Ugh, don't call it that. That's not how it works, by the way.
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[ she tugs on aloy's cheeks like she is ventriloquist and Aloy is her puppet.
Many things have changed, for the better even - but some things about their dynamic would always remain the same.
They brought the children they'd never gotten to be with one another.
Zero offers mercy and rolls off of Aloy lying next to her once more. ]
Anyway, not my fault your kids are in the next room. Other wise I'd show you a good time.
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[She was a nerd, but the harmless bantering is both amusing and comfortably familiar.
As for her children... Aloy raises an eyebrow.] Hey. Why are they always my kids when they're being difficult? Maybe they're being disagreeable because of your genes.
[This was a regular thing too, even though she knew very well that genes didn't work that way, either.]
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[ It's hard to know if she's making a joke or actually believes that.
In a very Zero manner, she follows up her jabbing by melting into the shape of Aloy's body. And there she stays, content in the quiet intimacy of their closeness. ]
They're assholes because we are too. But they're your kids because they're the best of you.