Self-delusional NPCs
I think the point behind Dawkurra not being phased from being declined is the fact that she’s a skritt and the Exalted are gold.
Skritt aren’t too intelligent – especially when alone – and what thought processes they have are overriden by shinies.
Also, something easy to overlook with that particular skritt: on the roofs of the skritt structures in AB there is a generically named skritt cowering on the roofs. Talking to him explains the following: the skritt is afraid of heights, but ran up top by Dawkurra’s suggestion when the mordrem attacked; now that the mordrem are gone, the skritt is too scared to climb down. Worse, however, is that said skritt was Dawkurra’s boyfriend – was, because she dumped him for the Exalted shininess. Not the Exalted. The shininess of the Exalted structures.
In other words, while the Exalted turned Dawkurra’s advances down, Dawkurra’s unphased because she’s stupid and the shine of the Exalted and their structures have overridden her sensibilities.
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
You do find her running around Tahir screaming “THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER.” “SOOOOOOOOO SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” and variants out the crazy end, I’m assuming this is after you rescue the one Exalted. (I’ve not done a lot of the events in Auric basin, but I did catch the scene where the Exalted sage refused the skritt’s advances/professions of love :P)
I always found her cute and silly, a bit of a break from the darkness of Heart of Thorns. That and the guild initiative pair that wander Tahir talking about random things, from Revenants wandering around the jungle, to whether the one guy needs more swords, to “You think we’ll meet Braham? That’d be awesome!”