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[chemistryinmotion]

Wally can't come to the D-Terminal right now, so please leave your name and message after the beep and he'll get back to you when he's done being all kissy with Rise or whatever else he's doing!

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[chemistryinmotion]

[ Wally takes a deep breath to calm his nerves. He can do this. Yeah. ]

... Okay.

Basically, I... I just wanted to talk to you about... well, us. I'm assuming you saw the Commander's, um, post, so... You know, where do you think we stand? I know we've only been seeing each other for about a month now, but I don't want to pressure you into anything! I really like you, Rise, and I want you to feel comfortable in everything you do. Like, I don't want you to feel like you have to do anything to get me to like you, because I already do.

And...

[ He hesitates for a second, swallowing before he continues with his train of thought. ]

Well, I think I do eventually want things to get more... um, intimate... I just want to know how you feel about it first! I want us to be on the same page so we don't, you know, rush into anything. I, uh, I know I have a problem with that, so...

[ Your turn Rise. ]

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[risette_truestory]

[ This was voice, so she was glad he wouldn't be able to see her blushing. ]

I ... wanted to talk to you about that too. I like you a lot! Definitely a lot more than I thought I would ... [ After all, he was so goofy and awkward most of the time. She always imagined her first boyfriend would be 'cool.' He was a goof and a dork but ... the fact that he would still help people even without his powers ... made him cool enough for her.

But Shep said to do it for herself ... when she was ready. ]

I want to ... [ This is the part where she blushes and rambles a lot. ] Kissing you ... well ... kissing you and being around you ... makes me forget myself sometimes and I am curious what it would be like to be with you like that.

But I don't know if I'm ... ready. [ Please don't think she is a sucky girlfriend for saying that. But she also wanted him to know that she has thought about it and it wasn't impossible. ]

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[chemistryinmotion]

[ Wally is honestly a little bit relieved when Rise says she's not ready. He doesn't think he is either, not really, so he's glad they're on the same page. His heart is still racing, but he feels a lot less nervous about all this than he did five seconds ago. ]

Hey, hey, it's okay. I, uh... [ he laughs nervously ] I don't think I'm ready, either. That whole sex ed thing was a little overwhelming, honestly.

So... you know, we should take it slow. Let things happen as they happen. And if it does get, you know, hot and heavy at some point, we've got... protection.

[ He kinda chokes out the last word because wow this is awkward to talk about. ]

I, uh, I had one other thing to ask you, though...

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[risette_truestory]

It was overwhelming for me too ... [ And she was really relieved to hear that he didn't hate her. After all, weren't there a lot of stories of girls being pressured by their boyfriends for it?

It was embarrassing to think about. But Shepard was right if they were going to be serious about it, they were going to have to at least be prepared. ]

I guess we could do that ...

... and sure! You can ask me anything ...

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[chemistryinmotion]

[ Wally swallows hard before he speaks again. Okay, he can do this. Shepard said he should ask her first, so here goes... ]

Um. Well...

How...

How do you feel about... lingerie?

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[risette_truestory]

[ She had ... never been asked that question before. ]

I did some modeling before but ... I wasn't that kind of model. I mean ... I did do some gravure shoots in bikinis but never in lingerie ...

Not that I mind wearing it of course!

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[risette_truestory]

It really just depends who I am wearing it for.

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[chemistryinmotion]

[ He perks up when she mentions modeling, but that's something he can ask her about later. ]

Well... it'd just be, you know... for me.

I just... I didn't want to get you anything and then have it seem too forward. I mean, it's not like we're going to be doing anything like that anytime soon, but... you know, for when we do — or, if we do — I kinda wanted to get you something nice...

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[risette_truestory]

[ And she would be happy to tell him her short history in gravure modeling. And how as an idol, she started quite early doing bikini shoots and had her first photobook pretty early too ... And people wonder why she was bothered about being an idol.

She laughs. ]

You finally admit it. [ Shepard did tell her that he thought about it too when she wore those costumes for him. ]

If it is for you I won't mind. You know that ... I mean ... I like it when you think I am cute ...

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[chemistryinmotion]

[ Wally laughs awkwardly, but this went a lot better than he'd expected. He shouldn't have expected Rise would be uncomfortable with that kind of thing, but it's always better to be safe than sorry. ]

Well, if we're being totally honest, I think you're more than just cute...

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[risette_truestory]

I feel the same way ...

[ She then laughs and blushes. ] Plus, you're the first guy to make me think that being so intelligent was (ooc: such a turn on) so attractive on someone.