"I heard she's dating a human." His eyes studied her as she walked by.

"Surely that is her business. We need not concern ourselves with such trivial occurences. Human hearts are so fleeting, so fragile, so-"

"Trusting?"

The speaker paused. "Yes, trusting."

"That is not a fault."

"No?"

Smiling, he reflected on she who had passed them. "It is their being finite that makes them valuable. He will bring her happiness, for he has a heart that beats resoundlingly for her, crying love from the depths of his heart."

"So?"

"We must not condemn, for he will treasure her. Always"

“I heard she’s dating a human.”

“Does she have clearance to do that?”

“I plan on giving her clearance.”

“Her?!”

“I don’t like it either, but I see the necessity. She’s a ship maintenance worker, but her progress on Earth has been astounding.”

“Isn’t there a better candidate?”

“We thought we had better candidates! Top of their classes, the best and brightest on Home!”

“Ugh, book-smart, but not street-smart. What’s that strange human saying? The first will be last, and the last will be first?”

“Cruel irony. We find ourselves subject to the ideals for which we once criticized them.”

"I heard she's dating a human."

"Ugh,`yuck.`Human?`Somebody`get`me`something`to`throw`up`in."

"I think it's cute."

"Cute?`I`ought'a`report`you."

"Now that you mention it..."

"Whaaat?`I`already`paid`my`fines`this`cycle.`You`don't`got`nothin`on`me`no`more."

"What's up with your speech pattern today?"

"Just`trying`something`new."

"Wait... don't tell me-"

"I`don't`know`what`you're`talking`about."

"You've been listening to those Earthen dramas, haven't you?!"

"Thats's`ridiculous."

"You hypocrite!"

"Hey!`I`could`sue`you`for`lowering`my`self-esteem."

"Buddy, if you're watching chick flicks, your self esteem is already at rock bottom."

"You're`mean."

"Judging honorable females of ogling after humans, and you do the very same! Ha!"

"Hmph.`We`are`no`longer`friends."

"I heard she's dating a human." His eyes studied her as she walked by.

"Who cares? A human cannot satisfy her needs."

"Yeah, we android have more stamina than any human, but...." He trailed off.

"It's the expandable body part thing, isn't it?"

"Yeah."

"she'll get tired of that and come running back to you."

"By then, she'll be walking bowlegged."

“I::heard::she’s::dating::a::human,” his::eyes::studied::her::as::she::walked::by.

“...yes. I’m::human,::you’re::human,::everyone::in::this::park::is::human. Of::course::she’s::dating::a::human.”

“Oh,”said::Jim::awkwardly::scratching::the::back::of::his::head. He::gave::his::friend::an::apologetic::smile. A::smile::that::he::knew::would::set::off::the::dimples::in::his::face. Jim::hoped::his::smile::worked. For::a::second::he::had::forgotten::that::he::had::borrowed::this::body::and with::it::all::of::its::corporeal::attachments::to::the::world

and::the::complex::farcical::qualities::of::human::engagement. Jim::had::in::fact::passed::away::at::specifically 5:15 am earlier in the morning.

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“I heard she’s dating a human.” The farie heard the judgement. Others didn’t understand why she loved him.

“But they die so quickly.”

He was more alive then anyone else. The way he animated his conversations with words or kissed her in thunderstorms had convinced her.

“You could do so much better.”

They said she could do better, and he could too, but they didn’t want that.

“They’re so ordinary. Plain.”

They said he was ordinary. Instead of angle wings or vampire teeth he had mysterious dark brown eyes and dimples when he laughed.

That’s why she loved him.

“I heard she’s dating a human,” His eyes studied her as she walked by. “Is she crazy? Humans are such temporary things. It’ll never last.”

“Maybe she’ll finally learn all she needs about the humans and come back home.” She replied, hoping he wouldn’t antagonize over this news for too long.

“She should have never left to begin with.” He raged and stood up suddenly. She stood up to join him, nervous about what he would do. “I won’t let this happen.” There was determination in his eyes as he spread his wings and jumped down to stop her.

”I heard she’s a dating a human.” She leaned across the table, “Excuse me?” He looked back to her. “Why is it any of your business?” He placed down his glass of blood, “Whatever. Gees, sensitive”

She fumed until she opened her front door. Squeals of delight filled the air as two demichildren ran to her. “Grandma is home!” She scooped them in her eight arms, kissing them.

“Hi, Mom. We stopped to say hi.” She hugged her too, “Yog-athi! How is Bill?” “He’s awesome.”

If she knew one thing to be true, it's all hearts are worthy of love.