[That joy lasts well after the thrill ride ends, replaced seamlessly by his shy and surprised smile as she holds him; he catches her embrace with one hand at first while the other is still tangled in the chain until he can balance and unravel it, then both are around her. His laugh tapers off but the pleasure it brought with it lingers, digital heart still pounding (or perhaps he can feel it still in the real world? he can feel his hand tight around hers, distantly) and his body steeped in adrenaline. It's absurd but a part of him feels like could have done that for hours more, and even if he'd hated it, the look on her face would have banished even the smallest thought of regret.
He's glad, truly, that it worked out like this- that the system had programmed Ophion to accept commands, that the battle space was big enough, that the game didn't just end as soon as the taming sunk in. He's glad they could give each other this opportunity, this little adventure in a world of their own creation. It's... warm. This feeling, and her arms around him.
He finds himself murmuring her name in response, not for any reason but to call her as she'd called him. What more needs to be said? He gets it. He's pretty sure she will, too.]
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He's glad, truly, that it worked out like this- that the system had programmed Ophion to accept commands, that the battle space was big enough, that the game didn't just end as soon as the taming sunk in. He's glad they could give each other this opportunity, this little adventure in a world of their own creation. It's... warm. This feeling, and her arms around him.
He finds himself murmuring her name in response, not for any reason but to call her as she'd called him. What more needs to be said? He gets it. He's pretty sure she will, too.]