[Well, shit. Now he has to actually... Think of something. Something profound and deep and meaningful and... No wait, he did that and Wheatley lost his marbles. Obviously, profound and deep and meaningful doesn't live here anymore.]
I-
[I'm not like the others, I swear. I'm not gonna screw this up. I can get one thing right. I won't hurt you.]
I mean, you-
[You can trust me.You don't have to be afraid of me.
He gives up.]
I have no idea where I was going with that. [He shuts the laptop, like it's some sort of signal that he's ready to close out the conversation before he says something really stupid.] It'll be fine, though. You're in good hands. Safe hands.
[He pulls the laptop off the edge of the machine and starts to walk past, stopping and raising a hand like he might clap him on the shoulder reassuringly, but he pulls back awkwardly and just sort of nods, instead, before he moves on ahead.] See you around.
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I-
[I'm not like the others, I swear. I'm not gonna screw this up. I can get one thing right. I won't hurt you.]
I mean, you-
[You can trust me. You don't have to be afraid of me.
He gives up.]
I have no idea where I was going with that. [He shuts the laptop, like it's some sort of signal that he's ready to close out the conversation before he says something really stupid.] It'll be fine, though. You're in good hands. Safe hands.
[He pulls the laptop off the edge of the machine and starts to walk past, stopping and raising a hand like he might clap him on the shoulder reassuringly, but he pulls back awkwardly and just sort of nods, instead, before he moves on ahead.] See you around.