[ Once they're alone again, Five will inquire about the Google assistant. He doesn't like to be behind anything his brothers already know, and the same happens with his other-self. It will be more practical if they both learn the same things. ]
We're ecstatic. [ He answers Rey in the flattest tone he can muster but it's hard to hide his smile. Why, yes, Five (any Five) likes to be right. Blue eyes meet matching ones, easily reading the unsaid words in that frown but this time he shakes his head in disagreement before they focus on Rey. While this won't be easy to say, maybe she does need to be called out. Maybe they all do. ]
Rey, we all can ask for help, that doesn't mean we do it when we actually need it. [ He's willing to admit that he might have a smidgen of trouble asking for it himself. Mostly it's because he grew up on his own and later, when he did try to get his siblings to act as a team and help, they did nothing but cause more problems or accuse Five of being the cause of all of them. ] But we're all trying to do better, right? We already did this mistake when we were kids.
[ It's partially Reginald's fault for making them competitive and also alienating them at the same time. Five knows that they all followed his orders and seek his approval all too easy sometimes. It saved them trouble but in the process, it ruined the siblings' relationships with each other. Enough of that now. He's tired, last night's breakdown in the library made it all too obvious. Things need to change. Talking about Steve it's a lighter topic, even if now involves the way they will make him suffer if he ever crosses Rey. ]
We care about your personal life beyond not gossiping. And we like to see you happy. When is the next date, then...?
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We're ecstatic. [ He answers Rey in the flattest tone he can muster but it's hard to hide his smile. Why, yes, Five (any Five) likes to be right. Blue eyes meet matching ones, easily reading the unsaid words in that frown but this time he shakes his head in disagreement before they focus on Rey. While this won't be easy to say, maybe she does need to be called out. Maybe they all do. ]
Rey, we all can ask for help, that doesn't mean we do it when we actually need it. [ He's willing to admit that he might have a smidgen of trouble asking for it himself. Mostly it's because he grew up on his own and later, when he did try to get his siblings to act as a team and help, they did nothing but cause more problems or accuse Five of being the cause of all of them. ] But we're all trying to do better, right? We already did this mistake when we were kids.
[ It's partially Reginald's fault for making them competitive and also alienating them at the same time. Five knows that they all followed his orders and seek his approval all too easy sometimes. It saved them trouble but in the process, it ruined the siblings' relationships with each other. Enough of that now. He's tired, last night's breakdown in the library made it all too obvious. Things need to change. Talking about Steve it's a lighter topic, even if now involves the way they will make him suffer if he ever crosses Rey. ]
We care about your personal life beyond not gossiping. And we like to see you happy. When is the next date, then...?