@nadiart from here
Did she look familiar to the recently-upgraded-to-MkII 1/5th of the new charter known as 1010? A little. She wasn't as extravagant as the on-stage version of NSR's first artist... but there couldn't be many people with the two-toned skin colour this very wet woman had.
Besides, he'd offer to walk a hapless citizen to their destination whether they were a potential colleague or not. That was just the common sense of an android programmed to be good to those around them (especially women).
"You're not taking up any room, actually. And you'll be surprised to learn that I am also waterproof. Lead the way, darling, I'll keep you dry."
she didn’t want to turn her nose up at him because of something so nitpicky and miniscule, but the word “darling”... made her feel some sort of way. could have been that she was just oversensitive, though. nadia knew herself well enough to understand the lack of sense her own thoughts made sometimes. for now, she’d decided to chalk it up to him being “gentlemanly” or something. they were still strangers, after all.
“ oh, okay. thanks. “ her voice had fallen unintentionally flat as she shifted the bag that held her artwork. if anything, the paintings needed to stay dry much more than she did. if not, she’d be out a couple thousand bucks. that, and she’d have a lot of explaining to do to the art dealer. just thinking about that theoretical interaction made her feel ill.
nadia felt her gaze tilt forward towards dream fever, and with it went her footsteps. she still felt the guy there next to her, but what should she do ? they hardly knew each other, and striking up a conversation wasn’t her strong suit. a chill went up her spine and would have frozen her into place if she wasn’t en route to dream fever.
the silence is awkward and you look like a weirdo !! her brain rapped at her skull with its theoretical knuckle. nadia, say something !! anything !! don’t leave him high and dry or this’ll be a hundred times more awkward than it already is !!
“ so, uh, i... are you... you from around here ? “
nailed it.

















