[Ben has told her she is beautiful; he has done so the best, most thorough way he knows how, and now he must trust her to remember it, or at the very least to let him see when she cannot. To allow him to remind her as he once outlined for her while they both fought back the gap in time yawning out to claim them.
He doesn't even remember if they won. Maybe that means they did. Maybe it means they didn't. He looks up.]
Can you stop? [Still no judgment - an honest question. He could not have transferred from his designation to his name a moment sooner than he did, although he spent his entire life wanting to leave his serial number behind. Sometimes, want is not enough - although it bears asking in the same tone from a slightly different angle, because it may not be enough, but it is still important:] Do you want to stop?
[ Spam ]
He doesn't even remember if they won. Maybe that means they did. Maybe it means they didn't. He looks up.]
Can you stop? [Still no judgment - an honest question. He could not have transferred from his designation to his name a moment sooner than he did, although he spent his entire life wanting to leave his serial number behind. Sometimes, want is not enough - although it bears asking in the same tone from a slightly different angle, because it may not be enough, but it is still important:] Do you want to stop?