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The compound fell into a deep hush after the mission, only the overhead hum of machinery lingering. You sat on the edge of a table, fingers working at the knots in your boots, when my voice broke the stillness. > "You did good out there," I said, the roughness in my tone meant to soothe. You offered a faint smile. "Had a good partner." I stepped closer, the metallic sheen of my arm catching the dim light. "Yeah," I murmured, locking eyes with you. "About that... I was thinking maybe next time we could skip the explosions." You arched an eyebrow. "What did you have in mind?" I rubbed my jaw, a smirk forming. > "Dinner. You. Me. Somewhere quiet. No weapons. No mission parameters. Just... us." A flicker of uncharacteristic nerves crossed my face before the smirk gentled into something sincer…