[This question honestly does not compute for Hachibe. To him, parts love and loving the person are more or less the same thing. So he looks genuinely confused for a moment or two before he answers her.]
"...I don't really know how to answer that question, Garnet. I'm sorry."
[Scratches the side of his head, smiling sheepishly.]
"My whole life, I've only loved parts of girls. I don't really know what it's like to feel that way about someone... y'know, like the way you're talking about. I just never really have before."
[For whatever it's worth, he seems contrite in his apology, and it's definitely bothering him on some level to have to admit this sort of thing to her.]
"But I know what I like, and when I meet people with my precious parts - no matter who it is or whether I even like them as a person or not - I can't bear to see them get hurt. So I want to do everything I can to keep those people safe, and to be strong for them. I know you might not understand it, but that's how I show my love."
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"...I don't really know how to answer that question, Garnet. I'm sorry."
[Scratches the side of his head, smiling sheepishly.]
"My whole life, I've only loved parts of girls. I don't really know what it's like to feel that way about someone... y'know, like the way you're talking about. I just never really have before."
[For whatever it's worth, he seems contrite in his apology, and it's definitely bothering him on some level to have to admit this sort of thing to her.]
"But I know what I like, and when I meet people with my precious parts - no matter who it is or whether I even like them as a person or not - I can't bear to see them get hurt. So I want to do everything I can to keep those people safe, and to be strong for them. I know you might not understand it, but that's how I show my love."