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Tenna laughed. "Jack, what are you doing?"
His newer CRT counterpart poked at the side of Tenna's head, putting his hands on the side of his plastic casing and turning his screen this way and that. He tugged at the lapel of his coat, smoothing out the collar of his shirt and straightening his tie. His fingers ghosted over the stitches on Tenna's shoulders, gently maneuvering his arm. He reached down, taking hold of Tenna's hand and bringing it close to his screen to examine his fingers. A complicated expression crossed his face at Tenna's question, his hand trembling slightly. "Just making sure you're...real," Jack mumbled.
The top of Tenna's casing furrowed with concern for a moment, before breathing out a sigh. His hand closed around Jack's, his thumb caressing the back with slow circles. "I'm real. And so are you."
"How do you know that? You can't see all the—"
"No, I can't see the strings," Tenna interrupted. He leaned in, bumping the top of his screen lightly against Jack's.
"But I can see you..."
He held their intertwined hands to his chest, wrapping his other arm around Jack's shoulders and pulling him close.
"...And I can hold you..."
Tenna's lips met Jack's in a gentle kiss. He laughed as a spider lily burst out of Jack's nose, moving his hand to cup the side of Jack's head and brushing his thumb across the rosy blush that spread across his screen. A soft smile crossed Tenna's screen as he spoke in a quiet voice.
"...And I know that I love you very much. That's real enough for me."