[ The offer is incredibly touching and K spends several moments simply staring at his Fluid's screen, rereading the message, letting the words sink in. Letting himself be affected by them and feel. For as often as he doubts the authenticity of his emotions, moments like these are what convince him that maybe they are real. ]
I'm very appreciative of your offer.
But I'd never want you to put yourself in harm's way for me, nor would I want to... use you. For me, that would be far worse than anything a human could do to me.
[ He can't bear the thought of anyone he cares about getting hurt because of him — and they will, if he doesn't take the necessary steps to make himself less of a liability... ]
Maybe if I can also protect you. I know you probably don't need it, and I'm more limited in what I can do. But mutually protecting each other would be a preferable arrangement.
[ That's what friends do for each other, after all. And this helps solidify his decision. He'll have to revisit that conversation with Tech Boy later. ]
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I'm very appreciative of your offer.
But I'd never want you to put yourself in harm's way for me, nor would I want to... use you. For me, that would be far worse than anything a human could do to me.
[ He can't bear the thought of anyone he cares about getting hurt because of him — and they will, if he doesn't take the necessary steps to make himself less of a liability... ]
Maybe if I can also protect you. I know you probably don't need it, and I'm more limited in what I can do. But mutually protecting each other would be a preferable arrangement.
[ That's what friends do for each other, after all. And this helps solidify his decision. He'll have to revisit that conversation with Tech Boy later. ]