[spoilers] Harry and Ruth

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I think it would be interesting to see them start a relationship, and everyone else on the Grid tactfully pretending that they didn't know. I think there is an element of that already - there are some moments when, as someone once put it (but not on this forum), the temperature where they are is several degrees higher than the rest of the Grid, and everyone else on the Grid tactfully ignores.

Thinking back about it, it seemed that the person who got the most unwanted attention was Ruth in series 5, the person who can't stand being talked about, and she heard people talking about it more than Harry ever would because he was above them, so they would have kept quiet around him. Maybe if their positions had been changed, and Harry heard the rumours more than Ruth did, then maybe they would have gone on their second date. Ruth definitely had more insecurities in series 5 than Harry, and she heard the gossip about her more than Harry did, so it's no wonder she called it off, and that Harry never really understood why. Sorry, rambling there (and hopefully it makes sense,) but that thought sprung to mind when you said about pretending, and I was thinking about how they didn't pretend before...