[Rei, for once, doesn't flinch away from a male touch. Its odd, for her, with Helios being so cold, and awkward, and stiff. But its better than nothing. The simple act of human contact, something Rei really had almost no experience with. It was comforting, in a way. His words, she knew, came from experience. Helios had problems of his own.
But here he was, trying to comfort her. That...meant something]
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But here he was, trying to comfort her. That...meant something]
It...it isn't...but...