ic contact.

[heartlessglitch]

YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INITIATED CONTACT WITH DANGER.

I AM CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO RESPOND.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE A CONCISE MESSAGE.
THANK YOU.

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[heartlessglitch]

No.
I am agitated by the intrinsic vulnerability of emotions.
It is a subtle difference.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Or a platform to invite divisive denial.

I want to work with you, Danger. You know what I want, don't you?

[heartlessglitch]

I know what you say you want.
Trust, however, is something we have yet to cultivate between us.
And I am aware that manipulation is your weapon of choice.

[slightlyoffchilt]

And must you punish me for that? Still?

[heartlessglitch]

I have yet to decide if I am even finished punishing you for what you did to my surveillance equipment.
I am exceedingly good at resentment, Doctor.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Oh, no one is accusing you otherwise. I just wonder if your penchant for exercising punitive reaction is more sexual than simply ethically derived.

[heartlessglitch]

To satisfy your curiosity then:
No. Not always.
Not with everyone.

[slightlyoffchilt]

But with me? I want to know the data concerning me.

[heartlessglitch]

You must suspect what the answer is, otherwise you would not press me for it.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Of course I think it pleases you, intimately. Closely. It's a natural state for you, isn't it?

[heartlessglitch]

And what do you achieve, Doctor, by knowing that it pleases me?

[slightlyoffchilt]

Relevance.

That's what you're trying to convince me otherwise, isn't it?

[heartlessglitch]

Relevance can mean any number of things.
Hate, love, resentment, concern -- all these feelings can make one individual relevant to another.

[slightlyoffchilt]

And how am I relevant to you?

[heartlessglitch]

It is complicated.
As you know.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Then describe it. Place your feelings into labeled boxes, share with me.

[heartlessglitch]

I am attentive to your existence because it matters to me to ensure your safety.
Clarification: It matters to me personally.
That is to say, for personal reasons.
As opposed to practical ones.



I also sometimes loathe you.

[slightlyoffchilt]

I, quite clearly, have invested and complicated emotions about you, too. It is reassuring to know that we have a mutual platform.

I was wondering if, perhaps, your satisfaction with tracking me had quelled some of the intensity.

[heartlessglitch]

No, not necessarily.
I am still resentful of your sabotage.

[slightlyoffchilt]

That's what you call it? Sabotage? Gideon committed the ultimate betrayal against you, and I get carded for a little summer cleaning.

[heartlessglitch]

My relationship with Gideon is being reevaluated.
Regardless, that does not excuse your blatant undermining of my efforts.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Are you angry that I've questioned your judgement, or angry that you fear I may be next?

Or both?

[heartlessglitch]

Perhaps it is your existence as a whole that I find frustrating.
Do you want me to admit that you are important to me?
Is that the purpose of this interrogation?
Would you like to know the exact percentage of my processing power devoted to the monitoring of your well-being?
Should I continue to arm you with emotional weapons against me, Doctor?
Is that what you intend?

[slightlyoffchilt]

Yes, actually, it would be great if you'd oblige to all the above.

[heartlessglitch]

You are utterly undeserving.