"Hi. We already ate?" He's pretty sure? His brain is a bit foggy right now, he doesn't quite remember. Also he should move out of the hyeon gwan—no, he should take his shoes off and then do that—and she is existing in the same space as he is and.

"We did but it was, uh, like four hours ago and you have another dungeon I think? I dunno, a snack or something would make sense."

Except after a dungeon, what he needs most is guiding, and she realizes that and, um, oh right she should, um. She has A Job.

"But if you're fine we can just, um, not."

She's a little cold for it, but off comes her shirt anyway.

Oh. 

Boobs.

He knows what to do about those. Also the bra, he needs to do something about that, too, but then: boobs.

He gets to it.

She uses the last of her higher brain processing to set an alarm - this time with thirty minutes of leeway before his dungeon - and, then....

Her brain will shut right up and she will be at his service as a guiding partner yessir.

Cool cool then the two of them will have their brains shut down for the next short while.

And then one of them will emerge from this brainless state feeling somewhat less good than he'd been until then.

Mnnnnrghmrmrrm?

Partner upset? Why upset? Can she apply pets while she tries to remember what exactly that alarm was for, will that help?

Yeah. Pets help. He is MORTIFIED but being pet does, in fact, help.

Pet pet pet pet. What was that alarm for again...?

Oh, right, he has another dungeon. And made his breaks between them minuscule. Right, right.

"You okay?" she asks, still petting. "Sorry if the alarm scared you, I was uh, absolutely worried about losing track of time and making you late."

"N-no. It's fine. 'M just. Embarrassed."

"You are? Why?"

"I was—all—when I arrived—you were talking to me and then—all I could think about was—"

"I mean I. Did take my shirt off? I'm here to help."

"I, I know, but... I'm... I barely even said hi. I was just this—mindless thing—I mean I guess I always am but—" But they've just met and it's an awful first impression augh!!!!

Nuzzle. "We're still figuring things out? It's okay. Hi. Nice to see you. Hope the dungeons went well." Forehead kiss. "These between dungeons breaks seem a little short to me because of - well, it seems to be rushing you a lot? And me a little but."

"I didn't really use to try to get to zero like this, before. I'd usually do a dungeon with my partner, get to our silo, have, um, a short, um, guiding," why does it feel exhibitionistic to literally mention the fact that he fucked his previous partners, "and then we'd go together into the next one. I only got down to zero after I was done for the day."

"I think that makes a lot of sense for... established esper pairs? Um. But I'm still... a little baby at this, do you mind if we work our way up to that kind of efficient dungeon clearing? Like, still do the same number of dungeons, but. Spread them out a bit more. And I'll join you when I'm you know, all. Sorted."

...if he says no he'll ruin this FOREVER but he doesn't want to do fewer dungeons but this may be more efficient in the long run but but but "We can talk about it tonight?" he suggests.

"Yeah, okay." She kind of suspects that they're not going to, but she can tell that this was a no, so. Okay. Pet pet. Noooot a normal relationship, Hye-jin, it's an esper partnership, be professional about the sex thing instead of all.... whatever it is she is instead. "Uh - do you have things you need to do to get ready? Did I set my alarm too early?"

"Uh, I should probably actually eat something you were right?"

Little giggle. "Okay. Um. I can hug you while you go food hunting, for avoiding breaks in guiding? And heat up whatever you have, I think I might be zeroed out on backlash again."

"Okay. Thank you." And so they don't need to put clothes on until later, it'll be less efficient guiding if they do.

They do not! She feels, um, slightly exposed, but if he is willing to big spoon then she can be his personal toaster/oven/microwave for whatever food he would like.

That works!