SINFUL DESIRES
“It tends to.”
“I want to make it change more.” They said it simply, without edge. “Can I try?”
“Yes,” Aren said. “Yes, you can try.”
What Lyric did with that permission was unhurried and precise in a way that was entirely their own, not programmed precision but learned precision, trial and response, attention and adjustment. They noticed what landed and did more of it. They noticed what Aren moved toward and followed.
“Here,” Aren said at one point, moving Lyric’s hand. “Like this.”