The relationship between Linden and I is a cover. Or, at least, it was. The night we first met, we did form a partnership, but it wasn't meant to be romantic in any way. He needed guidance, and I no longer had a user. I effectively became his SQUIP. We only called it a romance because it was simpler, and less suspicious, given his goals are political.
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[... but there's a lot of past-tense in there.]