[ That makes her smile widen, eyes returning to the road as she follows the GPS to the next off-ramp. ]
That's the spirit. We're stopping for gas -- you'll have to stay in the car, but I'll grab you a snack. And that coffee.
Any requests?
[ Another little choice, a light push to get him used to thinking about making his own decisions.
They're in upstate New York in a heavily wooded rural area, the isolation convenient for the research facility. It's too dark to see much at the moment, but the trees are sprayed with color as the leaves turn for the winter, and the road winds beside the craggy cliffs of old mountains. They're going to be driving for hours to make it back to the city, and Root is certain there's a detour with a good view that the Machine can find, even if it will be in the middle of the night. ]
[Accelerator frowns faintly at having to stay in the car, but he understands why and doesn't argue. Besides, seeing so much outdoors is still pretty overwhelming to him, so staying in an enclosed space separated from all that nature is probably a good thing.]
I don't know. [He, sadly, does not have a lot of experience with gas station snacks, though he still takes Root's question seriously and thinks for a few moments.] Anything that goes with coffee.
[That seems like a safe bet, and after everything that just happened he could use something to eat.]
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[ That makes her smile widen, eyes returning to the road as she follows the GPS to the next off-ramp. ]
That's the spirit. We're stopping for gas -- you'll have to stay in the car, but I'll grab you a snack. And that coffee.
Any requests?
[ Another little choice, a light push to get him used to thinking about making his own decisions.
They're in upstate New York in a heavily wooded rural area, the isolation convenient for the research facility. It's too dark to see much at the moment, but the trees are sprayed with color as the leaves turn for the winter, and the road winds beside the craggy cliffs of old mountains. They're going to be driving for hours to make it back to the city, and Root is certain there's a detour with a good view that the Machine can find, even if it will be in the middle of the night. ]
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I don't know. [He, sadly, does not have a lot of experience with gas station snacks, though he still takes Root's question seriously and thinks for a few moments.] Anything that goes with coffee.
[That seems like a safe bet, and after everything that just happened he could use something to eat.]