"Start there, like last time."Start there, like last time." "Last time your leg was broken." "Please?" Ember smiled and reached down, putting her fingertips to Rowan's leg. Rowan closed her eyes and said, "Just a second... Okay." "What?" "I was shutting down my feeds." "Oh," Ember said. She wondered for a second who was minding the Castle as all of Rowan was now in this one room. "SI," Rowan said, answering the question. Ember slowly opened her paw, laying the entire palm against Rowan's thigh. She slid it up against the white fur to her hip, then pressed her paw gently against Rowan's belly. "How's that?" "Feels wonderful," Rowan said. "Are you enjoying yourself?" "I think so," Ember said cheerfully. "That's a very AI thing to ask." "I know," Rowan said. "So what? I want to make sure you're having fun, too." "I am," Ember asked. "Rowan, what are you expecting?" "That's a very AI psych thing to ask." Ember laughed, then said "Answer the question." "I don't know. All I know is, this is the first time someone has touched me without having a medscanner in their left hand. And I like it. |