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You're important as well. Never doubt that. [He'd hate for her to think other things came before her. He promised to be there for her, essentially, and he doesn't want to go back on his word. Again.

As he stands, he holds out his hand for her to take.]

[ Elize looks briefly surprised. Honestly, she had some concerns that he might leave her alone for a long period of time, much like her previous caretaker did. She'd grown strongly attached to him, looking up to him as what she thinks an ideal parent would be. She responds with nothing but a bashful smile and nod.

Taking his hand, she realizes this is the first time he's on her ship. She spends far more time visiting the Huntress more than being on her own ship. ]

...I want to show you my office!

[ Not that there's much to see there, but she feels more cheerful today. She starts walking fast and trying to pull Cullen along with her. ]

Your office?

[He raises an eyebrow, easily keeping pace with her, long strides taking no additional effort on his part.]

Yes. I have my own office because I have a personnel augment.

[ It's easier to reach than the bunks. No climbing up and down ladders necessary. She continues towing him along until they reach a door with her name imprinted on it. ]

You're very lucky, then. [Of course she has an augment. Damn this place.]

[ She still hasn't done much using her augment's knowledge except to get around the ships. Pushing the door open, she leads him inside.

It has the same furnishings as when she first discovered the room: desk, plant, couch, and several chairs. A pile of multicolored pens sit upon the desk, left scattered since having her previous visitor. One small difference is a painting of pink flowers hanging on the wall, a gift she received from Shirley. ]

Shirley gave me that! [ She points at the painting with her free hand. ] Umm... there's not much in here yet...

[ Which is kind of embarrassing, yet she wanted to show off the fact that she has an office anyway. ]

[It's good to know the girls are friends. He smiles as he goes to inspect the painting, rubbing his chin.]

It's lovely. Perhaps you and I will have to ask Jove if she can spare you a few actual flowers.

I'd love to put actual flowers in here.

[ A smile spreads across her face. Flowers in both in her office and bunk, perhaps. Her other room still looks about the same too. ]

I was thinking of turning this room into a tea room somehow.

What would you need? [He takes a seat, looking at the available space.]

A cute tea set!

[ Most importantly! Really emphasizing the cute part. Walking over to her desk, she holds up her hand, trying to roughly measure the size of a tiered cake stand. ]

And a big rack to hold all the food and desserts.

[ And probably other things. She only had teatime a few times at the Sharil Manor. She misses Driselle and Rowen... ]

[Will she ever not be adorable? Cullen isn't sure. She has no idea how endearing she is. Every word and motion just makes him smile, and want to ensure that she's safe and happy.]

I'll keep an eye out for those things.

Thank you. [ A giggle. ] I'm so excited!

[ He may be one of the rare few on the fleet who she's most comfortable being around. She's more energetic and less thinking about wanting to cling to her doll, who isn't even around for her anymore.

She sits in her chair across from him, swinging her legs. ]

We can have a tea party together. It'll be great.

[He smiles.]

My sister used to have tea parties when we were younger. [After she got fed up playing the Apostate. She'd huff and puff and guilt trip him into playing along with her games. It was only fair.]

[ She rests her chin on her hands, interested. ]

What were her tea parties like?

Very long.

[And not very fancy. They didn't have much, so teacups were often old cookware that had cracks and holes. Not that Rosalie minded.]

But we had a good time. I liked spending time with my little sister.

[ She's reminded of having small tea parties with Teepo, but most of it was pretend. No actual liquid in the tea cups.

She fiddles idly with one of the pens that were left on the desk. ]

We'll have a long tea party too. You can invite your friends.

They'll be honored. [AND HE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY COME, TOO. Cassandra.]

Jove will be thrilled, especially. She's had nothing but good things to say about you.

[ HE'S THE BEST. She still hasn't met Cassandra and is looking forward to meeting her sometime! ]

What did Jove say about me? [ Well, she's starting to blush now. ]

[He might have missed some of it, being sick as a dog, buuuuuut...]

That you're a very sweet, brave, and mature girl for your age. And very cute.

[She seemed pleased that he was spending time with her.]

O-oh. Uh...

[ Oh no, that makes the color of her blush deepen. She places her hands on her lap, lowering her head and fidgeting a little in her seat. ]

She's so nice...

[Cullen smiles.]

You asked. And it's all true, Elize.

I... um...

[ Stammering some more! She doesn't really know what else to say. She eventually looks back up with a smile. ]

I do my best!

You do. I'm proud of you.

You're the one that reminded me that I have to be strong.

I think you would have figured it out on your own. [He can't take all the credit.]

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