[ it's her turn to be caught off-guard, honestly, because where she expected jion to be confused or amused he was excited.
then it all kind of makes sense when he says that one word, and suddenly all that tentativeness she's felt melts away into something like... unexpected understanding? she isn't too sure how she should feel right now.
he said excitement, so maybe that's what this unexpected jolt in her chest is. "excitement".
and now, more easily: ]
I cannot give the specifics, but I am also something of an... engineered unit. I can't blend in quite as well as you, of course...
[ given she wouldn't have even guessed, really, that he was something of a kindred spirit, and he guessed very easily-- ]
... I suppose the simplest way to summarize myself would be as a... [ this time she hesitates just a tad ] "Robot". Or "living weapon".
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[ it's her turn to be caught off-guard, honestly, because where she expected jion to be confused or amused he was excited.
then it all kind of makes sense when he says that one word, and suddenly all that tentativeness she's felt melts away into something like... unexpected understanding? she isn't too sure how she should feel right now.
he said excitement, so maybe that's what this unexpected jolt in her chest is. "excitement".
and now, more easily: ]
I cannot give the specifics, but I am also something of an... engineered unit. I can't blend in quite as well as you, of course...
[ given she wouldn't have even guessed, really, that he was something of a kindred spirit, and he guessed very easily-- ]
... I suppose the simplest way to summarize myself would be as a... [ this time she hesitates just a tad ] "Robot". Or "living weapon".