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[she laughs] He should. He's very smart.

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Intelligence isn't ever--...

...Wait, is it Hank?

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Why not? I think he's cute.

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I suppose it could be worse. He's a fine young man with good intentions...

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[raven lifts her head and peers at him] You seem hesitant, still.

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My baby sister, all grown up. It seems unthinkable. [sure, he knew this day would come, but still...]

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Well, gosh, Charles, I'm not exactly a baby anymore. [her frown is exaggerated, but her tone of voice is clearly tearing]

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Yes, yes, that is the unthinkable part.

[well, back to the task at hand]

Have you tried simply... asking him how he feels?

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You know, I hint - I try to lead up to it, but we never manage to reach the topic.

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[he's not the best at this; throes of passion are things he's always had to be careful about, due to how easily it would be to simply take what he wants and never give the object of his desires a choice in the matter]

[still, for all the complications that come with those tight emotional bonds, he loves Raven, and would do anything to see her happy]

You cannot approach it as a research paper or like reading a novel, Raven. There is nothing to 'lead up to' or build up. There is only how you feel and your need to express it.

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Sometimes I wish there was a formula to this kind of thing. [raven laughs bashfully, shaking her head] But then, we wouldn't have romance.

The world would be an awful place without it, anyway. [with a breath, she looks to him again, her brow furrowed] I just - go for it?

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Do not let anything stop you from having what you want. Just go for it.