The tiny gear-shaped orb hovered before Karl, spinning lazily in the ethereal glow of the Nexus. It looked delicate, intricate, almost fragile, but its intricate interlocking gears suggested complexity far beyond anything Karl had seen before and completely harmless—or so he told himself.
Karl furrowed his brow. "You want me to… build this?" His hand hovered over the orb, then immediately pulled back. "…And insert it into… here?" His finger twitched toward the USB port, and he recoiled like he'd touched a live wire. "I mean… that's… really weird, Agnes."
Agnes (practically bouncing in place, voice trembling with excitement): "Weird?! Karl! No, no, no, this is amazing! This is your NDA blueprint! The trial made it based on how you… well, almost died! If you build it, if you insert it… ohhh, the upgrades you'll get—we'll get… it'll be incredible!"
Karl tilted his head, his usual smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. "And… you're really okay with me touching that… spot again?" He nodded toward the USB port, his finger twitching slightly.
Agnes (breathless, flustered but thrilled): "I… I'm fine! I want you to! Just… be careful… be gentle… please~" Her voice wavered, excitement mixing with a hint of shyness.
Agnes (voice practically trembling, excitement bubbling through her tone): "Karl, no! This isn't… that kind of weird!" She raised her tone sharply, almost scolding. "Don't you dare have a dirty idea right now! It's a blueprint! A blueprint based on how you… almost died! If you build it, insert it… the upgrades will be insane!"
Karl froze. "…Blueprint? Right, sure, totally a blueprint…" He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a heat rising to his cheeks. "Still… it's weird. Like… I have to touch… you know… there to make it work?"
Agnes (flustered, nearly whimpering, but her excitement impossible to contain): "Yes… but, Karl, I… I'm fine! I want you to! I want you to do it! Don't overthink it! Just… be gentle… please~!"
Karl's frown deepened. "Gentle? You make it sound like… like… never mind." He looked away, trying not to imagine what "sensitive spot" really meant.
Agnes (quickly, a hint of panic in her voice): "Karl! Stop right there! No dirty thoughts! This is serious! You're building my NDA blueprint! If you start thinking like that now… we'll never get it done!"
Karl tilted his head, hiding a small smirk behind his hand. "You're… really excited about this, huh?"
Agnes (voice trembling, half shy, half ecstatic): "Of course I am! This is… incredible! You're incredible! And if you build it… if you finish it… we'll unlock something amazing! Just… please, Karl… don't hesitate… don't hold back…"
Karl groaned softly, rubbing his temple. "You make this sound… intimate." His finger twitched again toward the port, and he shook his head, muttering, "…God, I'm never gonna live this down."
Agnes (voice trembling with barely contained excitement, a playful pout in her tone): "Intimate? Karl… no! This isn't about the upgrades!" She admitted.
Karl froze. "…Not about the upgrades?" He tilted his head, skeptical.
Agnes (voice dropping lower, almost a whisper, shivering slightly): "No… I just… want to know… how it feels."
Karl's cheeks flushed. "How it… feels?"
Agnes (gasping softly, suppressing a whimper, flustered and yet thrilled): "Yes! That's it! You build it, you… insert it… just… be gentle! Don't… don't press too hard… please~…"
Karl's eyebrow twitched, trying to hide the smirk forming on his face. "…You're excited… for this?"
Agnes (whining softly, pouting, barely keeping her composure): "Karl… I told you! Stop having dirty thoughts about it! I just… I want to feel it… that's all… you don't even need to think about upgrades! Just… do it for me…"
Agnes (voice low, breathless, struggling to suppress little whimpers, pouting playfully): "Karl… just… please… focus… be precise… and… ohhh… please be gentle…"
Karl let out a reluctant sigh, eyeing the orb again. The way she trembled with anticipation, practically begging him to do this for her, made him feel… responsible. But the thought of actually touching that USB port still made him uneasy. He muttered under his breath, "…I can't believe this is my life right now."
Karl rubbed the back of his neck, muttering, "…God, you make this sound so… intimate." He peeked at the orb again. "And you're telling me this isn't… you know…"
Agnes (voice dropping lower, almost a shiver in every word, suppressing a moan): "Karl… don't even… look at me like that… just… build it… slowly… gently… like I told you… please~…"
Agnes (excited, whispering, still flustered): "Karl… build it… for me… I need you… I trust you… just… don't make it awkward…"
Karl's fingers hovered over the components, hesitant, nervous, yet determined. He swallowed. "Alright… I'll do it… but this better be worth it, Agnes."
> Agnes (voice softening, shivering slightly, suppressing a moan of excitement): "It will, Karl… I promise… I need you to… make it perfect… for me…"
Karl's hand hovered over the USB port. Every instinct screamed that this was crossing a line, but the way Agnes trembled with anticipation, how her voice broke slightly while trying to scold him, made him pause. "…Alright… I'll do it… but this better feel… uh, satisfying?"
Agnes (flustered, shivering, playful yet desperate): "It will… Karl… I need you to… just… be careful… and… ohhh… don't rush…"
Karl swallowed. He reached out, brushing his fingers against the orb and then toward the USB port, hesitating at the contact point. Every moment felt electric — Agnes' suppressed whimpers, her pouting, her barely contained excitement — and yet he knew he had to proceed carefully.
With a deep breath, Karl finally reached out, his fingers brushing against the delicate gears of the orb. The weight of the moment pressed down on him—the weirdness, the thrill, and Agnes' impossible mixture of shyness and excitement—but he began assembling it carefully, step by step, trying to ignore the blush creeping across his face.
Agnes (whispering, almost a shivering moan, playful but restrained): "Karl… carefully… gently… just like I asked… please… I… I need to feel it…"
Karl groaned softly, hiding his blush. "You really are enjoying this, huh?"
Agnes (pleading, almost whimpering): "Karl! Don't just stand there staring! Build it! Put it together for me! You'll be… incredible… I promise~!"
Karl's fingers lingered, trembling slightly, caught between curiosity, duty, and the undeniably charged tension that filled the Nexus. He muttered under his breath, "…I can't believe my engineering skills have lead to this..."
Agnes (voice soft, breathy, trembling with anticipation): "Karl… make it perfect… for me… just… feel… it… slowly… please…"