"It'll be good for us, Wheatley."
Chell's voice is quiet but firm as he stares thoughtfully down at the flier in his hand. She'd handed it to him the moment she walked through the door of their tiny little house. Wheatley adjusts his glasses and squints, holding the fluorescent green paper up to his nose and reading the small print again.
"Fifth Annual Solstice Ball," he reads aloud, a frown tugging the corner of his lips. "A ball. Like, dancing and music and crowds and such?" he glances up and arches an eyebrow at her. "Me. Dancing. Around a whole mess of other people?" Wheatley clarifies. Chell nods.
It seems like a really, really bad idea to him. He can barely keep track of his feet when he's walking, and something as intricate as dancing…how is he ever supposed to manage that? Plus, friendly as he is, he's still fairly unused to large groups of people. Isolation in an underground facility makes for a bit of a deficit in social skills, it turns out.
He starts to shake his head. However, one look at the very small, encouraging smile on Chell's face makes him rethink this decision. He does trust her, with his life, without a question, she'd surely never suggest something to him that she thinks he can't handle. And she is right, it would probably be good for the both of them to get out there and be around other people. They're both very much homebodies, because they've really had enough adventure at this point to last both their lifetimes. But…really, just sitting at home together (enjoyable as that may be) can't be that great for them.
So after a brief consideration, Wheatley nods. "All right, luv. Let's do it," he agrees, and she grins, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a tight hug. "You're going to have to teach me how to dance, you know. When is it?" he asks, having only skimmed the piece of paper still in his hand.
"Tomorrow night."
Wheatley stiffens. That's not much time at all. He puffs out a heavy breath and kisses the top of Chell's head, an easy feat for someone his height.
"Well, we'd better get started, then."