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HELP OK SO UM I NEED TO KNOW LIKE WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU ASK SOMEONE TO GO DO SOMETHING AND THEY SAY YES ALSO WHEN YOU KIND OF MAYBE THINK THEYRE REALLY COOL ??? IN A LOT OF WAYS TAILGTE SAYS BRING A PRESENT AND TALK ABOUT YROUSELF BUT ????? HOW DO I DO THIS HELP ITS IMPORTANT

[No, it's really not that important. He's just panicking and completely misreading a situation. Whoops.]

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If you're good at it.

[Which is why he was sure to never sing.]

Well... sometimes even if you're bad at it, if you're making it together.

[He comes from the country that gave the world karaoke, which is where that mindset comes from.]

I am! I totally am!

... I dunno about him though! But I could make up for it, easy.

I guess then it's good to think of it more as... ah... you want to give it because you want him to have it. Not so you will look impressive. Because wanting them to have good things is more important.

You got a good knack for appropriate timing? What will cheer him up? Help settle him down?

Listen, it's also okay if you blow it. Just apologize if something goes wrong. Simple as that.

Must have been the wrong species of tree. Were there any Codexis cadentis trees in that forest?

[This level of bullshit is getting out of control, even by Deacon's standards, but can't stop, won't stop.]

I've been on a few dates, that's all. But you're welcome.

[It's hard to be an adolescent droid. Leia can try to be understanding. Just treat him like he's a person.]

So who are you going with, anyway?

Maybe? Dude, I don't know, I've never done this before! Friends, yeah! I've got like a ton of friends but.

Not this?

... are you sure?

Oh! Then, yeah! I want to give it.

Last time we talked was super depressing, so... maybe it'd help?

o yeah ? howd it go was it like the movies ?? cause if it went good and you have like a partner or something be careful because like they always die in movies um dont tell anyone ok ???

dude how should i kno w??? bee is the earth nerd not me

Yeah. Usually a "sorry" works out fine.

Do or die works better in a fight than a date.

[And then again it strikes him as incredibly strange he's giving dating advice to very large mech people. Well... hopefully they're not all that different.]

Yeah, see? Makes giving it feel a whole lot better, right?

um

well you can still be friends so that's good too rite?

[Luke's thoughts, in order, are as follows: Do droids date? Is he really a droid? Isn't he made of metal? Why would metal things need to date? Why wouldn't they? Stop being so judgemental.]

[Suffice to say Luke's reply is somewhat delayed.]

Is that... bad?