Don't flinch. Ya can help me make it look real, an' make yerself look valuable to th'Alliance at th'same time.

[ It's already what they've been practicing, but they'll have to take it out into public. ]

They already think yer th'only one who can handle me, let 'em keep thinkin' it. You're just that strong, yer doin' somethin' nobody else can.

[ He breathes in against her hair. ]

An'... I dunno... help remind me that it's just an act sometimes.

[ Or else he'll get lost in it, get too close to the fire of his real feelings and burn himself up. ]