[ Holding hands is extremely weird and uncomfortable to her in the best of times, and if he had proposed such a thing to her ten minutes earlier, she would be giving him a look deserving of a massive pervert.
But she's come a long way and met a great number of strange people whose brainwaves operate on a different plane of existence, so she can entertain the notion that he's being completely serious. It's not like she has any better ideas, and truthfully... she'd rather not be separated from him if she can help it, virtual stranger though he may be. ]
A-Alright.
[ That's what she says, barely above a whisper, but she's slow to put her hand out. In the end she only makes it halfway over, her slightly trembling hand hovering for him to take. Between holding his hand and confronting a crowd of potential captors, she's far and above more anxious about the former.
As the strangers draw close, she says quietly so that only he can hear: ]
I'll follow your lead. If it comes down to it... I should be able to take care of myself.
[ That may or may not be realistic, but she would highly prefer that he not think of her as deadweight. ]
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[ Holding hands is extremely weird and uncomfortable to her in the best of times, and if he had proposed such a thing to her ten minutes earlier, she would be giving him a look deserving of a massive pervert.
But she's come a long way and met a great number of strange people whose brainwaves operate on a different plane of existence, so she can entertain the notion that he's being completely serious. It's not like she has any better ideas, and truthfully... she'd rather not be separated from him if she can help it, virtual stranger though he may be. ]
A-Alright.
[ That's what she says, barely above a whisper, but she's slow to put her hand out. In the end she only makes it halfway over, her slightly trembling hand hovering for him to take. Between holding his hand and confronting a crowd of potential captors, she's far and above more anxious about the former.
As the strangers draw close, she says quietly so that only he can hear: ]
I'll follow your lead. If it comes down to it... I should be able to take care of myself.
[ That may or may not be realistic, but she would highly prefer that he not think of her as deadweight. ]