[ She drops his hand so suddenly that he stumbles back a few steps. The familiar pain lingers in his palm like hot needles, sending twinges up his wrist - but the sheer terror he saw in her eyes lingers, too, even as she whirls to flee. ]
Wait-!
[ He reaches out after her, but it's too little too late. By now, the commotion has drawn the accusing optical units of some of the robots in attendance (and maybe even a few people). Qubit glances back and forth between them, mind racing. Damn it all, he didn't want to make a scene - Did he overreact? She looked so frightened just now -
It's not her fault. He's got to make this right. Shoving his way past a pair of robots, he takes off in pursuit. ]
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Wait-!
[ He reaches out after her, but it's too little too late. By now, the commotion has drawn the accusing optical units of some of the robots in attendance (and maybe even a few people). Qubit glances back and forth between them, mind racing. Damn it all, he didn't want to make a scene - Did he overreact? She looked so frightened just now -
It's not her fault. He's got to make this right. Shoving his way past a pair of robots, he takes off in pursuit. ]
Angel, stop! I can explain!