The words could sound condescending, but for once there's no trace of mockery in her voice - just a bit of pleased mirth. It's funny to hear those words - after all, who belongs in a lab if not her? Space's prodigy, the princess of Cradle's Graces, hand-raised from test-tube to adulthood in perfectly controlled environments...
But that's not what he means, and she knows that, and so she's perfectly content to take that compliment at face value. Besides, it's not like she doesn't know how to handle herself in these situations! She places one hand on her hip, smiling even as she raises an eyebrow his way.
"You're very dashing yourself, you know. Are you going to try and break me out, then? Or just sweep me off my feet right here?"
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The words could sound condescending, but for once there's no trace of mockery in her voice - just a bit of pleased mirth. It's funny to hear those words - after all, who belongs in a lab if not her? Space's prodigy, the princess of Cradle's Graces, hand-raised from test-tube to adulthood in perfectly controlled environments...
But that's not what he means, and she knows that, and so she's perfectly content to take that compliment at face value. Besides, it's not like she doesn't know how to handle herself in these situations! She places one hand on her hip, smiling even as she raises an eyebrow his way.
"You're very dashing yourself, you know. Are you going to try and break me out, then? Or just sweep me off my feet right here?"