Purity of your smile (Pyxis)

[Pyxis]

"I think...we may have to skip the dinner dates," Pyxis said, giving a small laugh at the thought. Yes, theirs would be a strange relationship in some ways. But even so, something about Alisa snuggling with her like this felt very right. They would make it work, and maybe come to understand each other and the bond they'd created in the process. "Yes...we can," Pyxis said, holding Alisa close.

"Thanks, again, for being there earlier," she added after a few seconds of silence. "I don't think I would have made it through that without you. If I did, it probably wouldn't have been the same me that you know."

[Ayakura Alisa]

Pyxis mentioning that we may be needing to skip the dinner dates clued me in to the fact that she was in fact subject to the limitations of her machine body and thus incapable of processing actual food. Well that sucks. I'm sure I can think of something else. Regardless, being here together with Pyxis like this was a very warm and nice feeling. Even from an outsider perspective, this kind of relationship between a human and a machine (even if admittedly the machine was gendered) was very interesting to learn about, and I was positively sure I would learn things both about myself and about Pyxis and about this thing called "love" in the process. Pyxis thanked me for being there for her earlier.

"I wouldn't want to abandon you, Pyxis. And I am very grateful and glad I was there for you when I was, as well. I know it's your duty to protect the humans of the city, but... I... want to do something for you as well." I blushed as I held Pyxis' hand gently and looked at her in the eyes with a deep, well-meaning gaze.

[Pyxis]

"You already are," Pyxis answered. "That's something I've learned along the way, here. No matter how strong I am, or end up being in the future, I can't do this alone." She met Alisa's gaze. Though her attraction before had been on a mental and emotional level, she had to admit, Alisa was beautiful. And being so close like this, Pyxis was seized by a sudden urge. Were it not for the fact that doing so would kill the moment, she might have laughed at the oddity of the situation. Staring deeply into a human's eyes, about to do the most un-machine-like thing of her entire short life. But despite that, she was undaunted. In a situation like this, even Pyxis knew exactly what to do.

She leaned in, bringing her free hand up to the back of Alisa's head, and and gently kissed her. Alisa would note, if it mattered at all, that while Pyxis's lips were artificial, they were still at least realistic. They were dry, but smooth and soft. Even if, internally, she was mechanical, someone had gone to great lengths to make what people would see of her seem real. And feel, in this case.

[Ayakura Alisa]

Pyxis told me how I was already helping her, helping her to come to the realization that she couldn't do this alone, that no matter her strength, she would be in need of help. She looked at me as deeply as I looked at her, and it seemed to me that our eyes were only separated by mere inches. I couldn't help but blush ever so slightly. I could tell what was about to happen next. Inside, my heart was beating madly, it was strange, how a machine could evoke these emotions within me, but... I soon felt one of Pyxis' hands around my head, and she leaned in to give me a kiss. It didn't matter that she was a machine, it certainly felt like she had been kissed by a fellow human. After a few moments, I leaned back in to Pyxis to reciprocate with a soft, gentle kiss of my own. "Pyxis... That... felt amazing." I simply said, softly. My hand was still wrapped around one of her's, and all I wanted to do was stay with her, and nestle into her strong arms...

[Pyxis]

"It did? Really?" Pyxis asked. Her eyes seemed to light up at Alisa's response. She would be lying if she said she wasn't worried about how it would go over. No matter how realistic her face and her lips felt, they were still artificual. They had to feel strange and different, even if only a little. Pyxis believed that Alisa would be okay with that. But 'amazing' hadn't been what she had expected at all.

"Thank you...it did for me too," she said, pulling Alisa back into her embrace. Yes...physically, her sense of touch may have been rudimentary, but she still felt it. And emotionally, it was one of the most incredible experiences of her life.

[Ayakura Alisa]

At this point, I didn't really particularly care if Pyxis was made of artificial material or whatever magical unobtainium science has wrought upon this world. Pyxis was Pyxis, being by her side for all this time has made me realize how strong and beautiful she really is. To me, she might as well be a human. It wasn't the physical aspect that touched me most, though it still felt unusually pleasurable in my mind to experience that. More likely, it was how sharing in that passionate moment made me feel so warm and tingly, that was what was so amazing... I believe she must have felt the same thing. I felt her arms around me as she pulled me back into her embrace. All I could respond was to wrap my own arms around Pyxis. I looked at her straight into the eyes. "Dear... have I ever mentioned how stunning and beautiful you look up close...?"

[Pyxis]

"Ah..." Pyxis said, smiling again as she met Alisa's eyes. "Not until just now. If I can be selfish for a moment though, I hope it won't be the last time." In a strange twist on what she assumed would be normal, human thoughts, she wished she were capable of blushing at Alisa's words. Was it really so strange, for a weapon to be called beautiful? No, not at all, but that would never happen in a sense of romantic attraction. But Pyxis had been designed this way on purpose, so that she looked beautiful and stunning in the eyes of a human.

Why? Did she even care anymore? ...No, no she didn't. It was a curiosity that would probably never go away. But rather than worrying about it, Pyxis just wanted to be able to hear more of it. And to hear it from an equally beautiful woman who she'd poured her heart out to, was wonderful beyond words.

[Ayakura Alisa]

Pyxis smiled, and mentioned her hopes that it wouldn't be the last time I complimented her on it. I doubt it would be the last myself. It seemed clear given her origins, that there was a reason for this intelligent design, but I didn't care. I wanted to get rid of those thoughts from my mind. All I could do was try to embrace Pyxis, and keep her in my arms. "And I'm positively sure it won't be the last, dear," I said, continuing to gaze at her, smiling. "In peace and in war, I am sure we will blossom together. I know this!" I said this a little confidently, perhaps a bit too excitedly, but I couldn't help it. My emotions happened to be running a little wild... All I wanted to do was to cuddle with her in something warm... like the sheets of the bed, really.