"I understand that was your desire," Miyu replied, her expressionless face seeming to somehow convey acceptance. "However, you didn't need to do that."
"What? Why? I thought that girls wanted that sort of thing. Ya know, ta be thanked for stuff they do for ya."
"Perhaps some humans do need that, but I do not."
"Oh. 'Cause you're a robot, or somethin' like that?" he asked, raising his brows with a clear hope that he was getting a handle on the situation."
"No."
"Uh...."
"You have no need to thank me for this because I realize that you need this. I wish only to ease your burdens, and if that means that I must give you... personal space, then I will," she admitted as she took note of how he deflated a bit at her response to his previous question.
"Huh? You will?"
A corner of her mouth began to curve up just a bit as she seemed to dismiss her order to head outside the room for the time being. "I am not here to be some sort of imitation of mindless hormones. Not all of us think that such activities are... absolute. We do have other hobbies, interests, and distractions."
"Really? Like what?" he asked before he could stop himself. Normally, he wasn't too into science stuff, but the idea that robots had their own ideas interested him.
"Some hone their skills, others try to learn things that they had not been programmed for, and others merely find things that they like a lot."
"And you? What about you?"
"Me? I am not one of those who likes to play music, or do art."
"Then what do ya do?"
"Other than my duties?" Miyu murmured, wondering if she should reveal the fact that she had been created as a companion and bodyguard unit for a certain someone. "That... can wait for another time."
"Ya tryin' ta get out of the question?"
"I am trying to follow your orders."
"What's that mean?"
"Other than the fact that you had earlier expressed your desire to sleep? I think that I will head to my post now. Good night, Master."
For a long moment, Ranma opened and closed his mouth like a gasping fish as he watched her smoothly stride from the room, closing the door gently, but solidly behind herself. Surprised by her rather firm stance, he was lost as to what to make of it, but decided to take it in stride. As it was, he'd gotten what he wanted, and given what he already knew, it was entirely likely that he wouldn't be getting many chances to relax for any time soon.
So, he fluffed his pillow for a bit before flopping onto the bed and trying to get some rest, while:
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