[ And he shouldn't be angry about that, shouldn't be invested in it, shouldn't be shouting right now, shouldn't be treating this conversation as anything other than wary due-diligence curiosity about a potential threat if he's going to be forcing it on SecUnit at all. But if he could tear the synth component from his brain with his own bare hands, he'd do it. If it could be surgically done, he'd let it happen without anesthesia. He just knows it can't. ]
And that's more than I can say.
[ He wishes SecUnit were still wearing that helmet, too. He wishes it looked less human right now. He hasn't been trying to make eye contact, simply looking at it as he would anyone else, but he looks more deliberately away now too--watches what's happening in the water, but isn't fully focusing on it, not comprehending its meaning yet. This has been more of an outburst than he usually allows himself, and he's trying to pull back, but he thinks he does, at least, owe more explanation than just that. ]
I didn't ask you because I want to know your weak spots, I asked because I wanted to know if whatever you did would work on mine. You think I'm human. I'm not.
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[ And he shouldn't be angry about that, shouldn't be invested in it, shouldn't be shouting right now, shouldn't be treating this conversation as anything other than wary due-diligence curiosity about a potential threat if he's going to be forcing it on SecUnit at all. But if he could tear the synth component from his brain with his own bare hands, he'd do it. If it could be surgically done, he'd let it happen without anesthesia. He just knows it can't. ]
And that's more than I can say.
[ He wishes SecUnit were still wearing that helmet, too. He wishes it looked less human right now. He hasn't been trying to make eye contact, simply looking at it as he would anyone else, but he looks more deliberately away now too--watches what's happening in the water, but isn't fully focusing on it, not comprehending its meaning yet. This has been more of an outburst than he usually allows himself, and he's trying to pull back, but he thinks he does, at least, owe more explanation than just that. ]
I didn't ask you because I want to know your weak spots, I asked because I wanted to know if whatever you did would work on mine. You think I'm human. I'm not.