"Everyone falters and makes mistakes, Wing. It doesn't mean that you've failed or haven't been trained properly. No one individual can be ready for everything that life has to throw at us," Rung objected softly, understanding where the other was coming from but not a fan of that general mindset. It could drive a mech insane trying to find that level of perfection in everything and Rung didn't want to see that happen to the other.

"Protective?" he repeated, an understanding look appearing at the movements of the other before his optics flickered. "...I'm assuming you are referring to intimacy with others?"