“I’m getting better at keeping my thoughts to myself around you. It makes it easier for us to talk when you only need to focus on one conversation.” He listened to Inaara and then to Relene with a nod. “You have my permission.”<br/><br/>Animus pulled a glowing blue vial from her desk and looked at it for a moment.<span style="color: #b30000">“Are you allowed or capable of giving opinions? If not you are free to go. Once I drink this I’ll be shutting down and starting a slow reboot but I want something to think about while it’s going on.”</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #006666">“I understand your cautiousness, but being married to Vyre made me a very good judge of character. You’ve stood by and supported me because you are a good person deep down. I can’t give you anything in return but you’re still here for me.”</span>He looked at her and shook his head.<span style="color: #006666"> “Jasmine, you’re doing a terrible job of deterring me from wanting to be with you. Well I’m glad you agreed, explaining to Order why I just kidnapped you might have been a little awkward.” </span>He laid her down on the bed next to him and handed her the glass and bottle.<span style="color: #006666">“I was joking about kidnapping you, by the way, you can teleport back to the city whenever you desire. There’s no barriers or anything stopping you. Do you have any special requests for dinner or should I just make you a plate when I feed Ibara and her mother?”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>