The tension drained from Elaine's body at Arthur's words, and she heaved a deep breath, hands slipping from the controls as she leaned back against Arthur's chest, her fingers trembling slightly.
"Arthur…"
Arthur removed his hands from the controls after setting the mech to hover, rubbing her head as he asked,
"What's up?"
"You know the only experience I've had with these things was in the simulators that one time months ago, so basically, can we NOT do that again?"
"Pfft…haha!"
Arthur burst out laughing at her request, and Elaine turned to face him, lips pouting as she complained,
"I'm serious! Do you have any idea how scared I was!? Didn't you see me miss our first five shots because I couldn't remember how to properly aim with the thing?!"
"Yeah, I definitely remember your incredible aim," Arthur said, earning a flick to the forehead while he just chuckled.
"You did a good job anyway."
"That doesn't change m—"
"But it's not over," Arthur said, cutting Elaine off.
