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Post by Clematis on Nov 2, 2023 1:53:52 GMT
Clematis was so proud of herself as she smiled brightly. Her attempt to help find the way out had payed off and they were finally out of that maze! She couldn't help but giggle excitedly, practically bouncing. It felt nice to have helped out even though she didn't quite know if it would work out. Of course they were never in any danger of being stuck in that maze, but she had to admit it was quite thrilling now that they were out. That wasn't to say she was walking to go through it a second time though.
"We do~!" Clematis looked up at her boyfriend, eyes practically sparkling from excitement. "We really do make a good team."
She sighed dreamily to herself, leaning in to kiss Hot Rod before wrapping her arms around him loosely. "I really do love you, you know. I don't know how you do it, but I feel like I could try just about anything with you." Clematis really didn't want the festival to end, but she knew that they'd have to leave at some point. Plus it was nice to get to experience things at a human scale. "It's starting to get a little late, but I don't mind staying here a little long if you want to. I'm just having too much fun with you." Clematis giggled some more, playfully teasing Hot Rod.
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 2, 2023 1:56:46 GMT
Hot Rod was silent for a bit.
"Clematis..." he paused.
"I don't think I want the night to end just yet, but I wanna talk to you. In our 'real' bodies."
This was gonna be important. It shouldn't be in these fake holoforms.
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Post by Clematis on Nov 3, 2023 0:20:48 GMT
Hot Rod wanted to talk about something, but what was so important that he wanted to discuss things without the holoform.
There was a flicker of worry in Clematis' holoform's eyes for a moment. Had she said or done something wrong? Was he jealous that she was the one that helped them find their way out of the maze? She couldn't think of anything that could have upset her boyfriend, and they were having such a great time. After a couple of seconds, she smiled softly. "Okay. Yeah we can just disengage our holoforms now and that way we can skip the long walk and get straight to the point." If it was so important it was best to get it over with as soon as possible, right? "I'll.. see you shortly."
In the blink of an eye her holoform vanished and Clematis' attention was drawn back to where the both of them had parked. The femme transformed, wringing her servos a bit. Primus she was a bit anxious to hear what it was Hot Rod wanted to say. She didn't think it was anything bad, but a tiny part of her worried it might be given the suddenness of it all.
"So what did.. you wanna talk about, Hot Rod?"
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 3, 2023 1:33:15 GMT
After he got back to his normal body Hot Rod took a moment to get used to it.
He turned to Clematis.
"Clem... I've only known you for a few months but I don't think I've ever felt closer to any bot ever. I'm sorry for that outburst and I'm thankful you understand. It means a lot."
"You're caring, and understanding; I feel like we balance each other out."
"I'm still worried we're moving too fast... To be honest part of me doesn't care right now."
Hot Rod got down on one knee. A human custom.
"Clematis. Will you be my conjunx endura?"
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Post by Clematis on Nov 3, 2023 1:49:59 GMT
"What?"
Clematis blinked a few times, trying to process what the frag had just happened. Hot Rod, her boyfriend.. just asked her to be his Conjunx Endura?!
Her face burned hotly as she looked to the crouching mech in a mix of shock and awe. He'd really wanted take the next step with her. She couldn't believe it! Not once in millions of years did she think something like this would ever happen to her, and honestly she was over the moon. It was like the azure and lilac femme was floating up on cloud nine, almost like it was a dream.
"Hot Rod, I.. Are you sure? You.. You really want me to be your Conjunx Endura?" Clematis smiled, her optics misting up a little bit. "T-that's not a no! I just.. I just wanna make sure that you're really ready for this. I definitely want to, but once we spark bond there's no going back. If you can handle me wanting to help my sister sometimes despite being a Decepticon.. and I can handle your occasional outbursts from losing.. then yeah. I'd love to be your Conjunx. I feel like we really complete one another and.. you've made me happier than I've been in a very long time so quickly." There was a part of Clematis that felt like she didn't deserve this happiness, but she pushed that intrusive thought out of her mind. She was finally focusing on herself for once, and there was someone who actually wanted to share their life with her.
And she really wanted to share her life with him too.
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 3, 2023 1:59:18 GMT
Hot Rod shrugged.
"I don't know Clem. I'm not sure about anything on this. But I also know I didn't get where I am without taking risks."
"I know that you've made me happier than I've been in a long time too... And I know I've never felt anything like this with any of my other girlfriends in the past. I don't want this feeling to go away. I want to spend as much time as I can with you..."
"...I think that's a sign I am ready for this. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it won't work out. Maybe we are taking this too fast. Maybe we'll end up having a bitter divorce or something."
"Right now though? Nothing would make me happier than sharing my life with you."
"All we have to do is try"
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Post by Clematis on Nov 4, 2023 1:01:57 GMT
Clematis' spark felt all warm and fuzzy at Hot Rod's words, listening as he spoke so highly of her. Just the fact that he regarded her as the best girlfriend he'd ever had knowing he was comparing her to the likes of Arcee and many others she didn't know about was just amazing, though even she couldn't imagine how she ranked higher than Arcee herself. Yet as Hot Rod spoke, there was some uncertainty as well. He desperately wanted this, but then there was his worry that maybe he was wrong and that they really were taking things too fast.
His concerns were valid even if he wanted to go forward with things. It had only been a few months after all, but sometimes bots were just like that. They didn't need all that long, but if there was even a single doubt maybe her boyfriend did have a point.
"Roddy.." Clematis knelt down, grabbing his servos with her own. "We don't have to rush this. There's no law that says we have to spark bond like.. right now. I want to be with you too, but I don't want to rush things if you're not entirely certain that this will work. I'd rather the both of us take things at our own pace. We could borrow that human custom of engagement where they plan to marry, or become Conjunx Endura in our case, but are waiting for the right moment to do so. We can stay just like this and then when we feel we're both ready to be Conjunx and know that's what we want, then we can spark bond." The azure and lilac femme smiled reassuringly, looking longingly into the red mech's optics. "I'm not saying no, by the way. I love you so much, Roddy.. and I'd be more than happy to wait until the moment's right for us. It's better to wait and be sure than to rush into something and regret it later.. not that I think we'll have that problem."
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 4, 2023 16:06:25 GMT
Hot Rod was silent for a bit.
Then he gave out a small laugh.
"See? This is why we balance each other out."
"But you're right. That would probably be best."
Hot Rod hugged Clematis and the two just stood there for a while in each other's arms.
"...Still got a lot of night left. Wanna get back into it?" Hot Rod asked.
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Post by Clematis on Nov 4, 2023 16:46:38 GMT
Clematis giggled happily as Hot Rod hugged her, wasting absolutely no time hugging him back. She was glad that everything had worked out, but it really proved that they did work well as a team. Where one struggled the other could assist and it'd proven useful multiple times over the course of the date. The femme sighed contently, resting her helm against her boyfriend's chest as she smiled. She really could get used to this and she wanted to stay like this forever.
But there was still an ongoing festival, and Hot Rod seemed eager to get back to it.
"Of course~!" Clematis looked up at her boyfriend happily. "Whether it's rides or games, I'm happy to just spend time with you. Maybe when things die down a bit, did you wanna crash at my place tonight?" She wanted to at least put the offer out there so they could spend a little more time together after the festival, but she would completely understand if Hot Rod didn't want to. It was then that an idea came to mind, chuckling a little bit as she looked to the mech daringly.
"Wanna race to see who can make it to the rides first?"
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 4, 2023 23:03:56 GMT
"Well I could but my crashes tend to be really mess. Racer remember?" Hot Rod joked.
But he was taken aback when he heard what Clem said next.
"Sounds good to me. I'm glad to see you're getting used to losing!" Hot Rod started running.
"WOO HOO!!!" he yelled as he and his girlfriend ran off together.
Yeah. It was a great night.
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