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sweethymns2018-05-31 10:48 pm
formidable) wrote in sweethymns2018-05-31 10:48 pm
ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ
Androids, psychics, magic, investigations, and finding out how to human. ➢ Cool Mood Music No. 1 ➤ Cool Mood Music No. 2 |
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[His mind churns with questions, and he clasps his hands behind his back.]
And so if we find this door, then is it easy to pry back open? There's also the issue of the injuries that I sustained, and how to circumvent that.
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[Pushing herself back up, she tucks her legs so she's sitting with them crossed while facing Connor.]
It's an unstable door. What kind of energy it runs out, who the hell knows, but it's what makes a bridge to this timeline and hopefully to yours. If we stabilize it with our own energy source a la Younger Sister...!
[And she gestures to Ai Thao who returns with a glass of water and being confused again. Older sister does that. A lot.]
It'll either close up on its own or at the very least it won't send you back with a damaged blood pump.
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[He gets the gist of it, and he turns his head to look at Ai who's just walked in, appearing confused.]
Ai, are you able to stabilize doors that lead from one dimension to another with your powers? [If so, that's fairly impressive, he thinks. For the first time, he wonders just how powerful she actually is.] ...It sounds like that might be the plan for us going forward.
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Wait, am I?
[She stares at Lien who's just nodding with a wide smile on her face while taking the water.]
Uh... I mean. It's plausible? I can generate a lot of electric energy on my own.
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[He shifts his body to face her, stepping forward. His words are imploring, and he has the look in his eyes like a man who's finally got his hooks into a lead.]
Assuming this isn't too dangerous of a task for you to undertake, I think it's the best chance I have at returning home.
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Expression. Even he has that. Why was that so equally compelling in a machine as it was any other human? Ai doesn't know what else to do but nod.]
I'll try. You're needed where you are after all.
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[He hadn't realized it, but a bit of tension in his shoulders unwind upon hearing her agree. The spark hasn't left his eyes, but it softens a little.]
I'll find a way to pay you back, somehow.
[Big words, for someone who might be in a different universe altogether. But it's only right.]
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[Ai realizes she's been saying that a lot to Connor; ironic considering she can be a huge worrywart herself, insecure, and having the continuous struggle against passiveness.]
We'll get you home. I promise.
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In that case, I’ll be ready to give it a try whenever the both of you are prepared. Please do not hurry on my account. I know your sister still has to recover from reading my memories.
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[Yes, she's still on about the pizza.]
I dunno how you'll deliver it, but I want it. With a lot of pepperonis and crispy cheese.
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You don't have to do that.
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Well. He’ll try his best to figure it out.]
I don’t have to, but I will. If an android can cross dimensions, then why not a pizza?
[He tilts his head, laughing lightly.]
Right?
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[Lien lays on her back again and turns to Ai.]
Can I have some ibuprofen, please? I'll only take it once today and it should tide me over.
[Ai nods and goes to retrieve the medication. When she's gone, Lien turns her attention back to Connor.]
... Hey. I got question about androids.
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I imagine so. Please feel free to ask anything you like.
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Nnn. I'm not gonna comb over everything you showed me. It was like watching an 8-hour movie in 3 minutes.
... What I wanted to ask is if... Are androids like you going to be okay or not?
[She turns her head to fully face him and for a moment she really looks more like Ai with seriousness and somberness coloring the surface of her eyes.]
Were they just made in a world that said it needed them, but hated them anyways?
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It’s impossible to miss the flicker of emotion that passes through his face. Something troubled, for she’s hit upon a question that’s pretty much answered itself.]
That’s not a question that I can answer, really. What you said is correct — we were made because we were needed, and we made the life of humans easier and more efficient. However, some of the populace became resentful of us; those who lost their jobs, those who saw androids as an abomination. Those who were afraid of what they didn’t understand, and afraid of androids rising up and taking over.
[Rightfully so.]
Things are changing in my world. But I can’t pretend to know where we’ll all be in the future. I can’t answer your question satisfactorily.
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I get'cha. And to be fair, if you asked me or Ai something along the similar lines of, "Are you going to be okay..."
[She turns her gaze to the ceiling again.]
We'd say the same thing. We wouldn't have a good answer.
Not that different from you. [She closes her eyes.] Kind of makes you think.
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Sinking into the couch cushions after deciding to sit again, he asks for clarification.]
What do you mean by that?
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[She keeps her eyes closed as if she's sleeping, but her mouth keeps moving as she continues her train of thought.]
We're both uncertain about the future. Sometimes we have the means to calculate the highest and lowest probabilities of the choices we make, but I think we both understand that those are not guarantees about the shape we end up being as a result. Especially when you have actual sentience and you understand yourself. When you know yourself, you inherently understand that "life" is unpredictable.
Well. At least I hope you understand that after crossing over into a world that isn't like your own.
[A pause. Her chest moves up and down as she takes soft breaths and it's almost like she's sleeping until she speaks up again.]
Sorry. Sounds like rambling, huh? Just wanted to get that out. You're a good listener.
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Chasing away the fog to discover just who he is, just who he wants to be, and if the world will still allow him to define himself as he likes.]
It’s not rambling. Thoughts like these are important.
[Always best to get them out.]
Is your future not a clear path in front of you, Lien?
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It never was.
I don't think I mind that now, not as much as I used to.
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[He remembers asking Ai about what she did, and the answer he received.]
Your sister told me that she’s happier being “free”.
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[Meaning if anyone is out of line, another will come along for punishing.]
In Ai's case? Well...
[Speaking of which, Ai is coming back with the ibuprofen so...]
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Hey.
Connor, do androids have nips?
[Ai freezes because she just walked in right when the question is presented and the poor psychic looks SO CONFUSED AND ABHORRED AT THAT QUESTION.]
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He pauses only a second before rolling with it.]
Androids were created to look and mostly function as closely to humans as possible. So effectively, yes, we do.
[As long as his “skin” is active, at least.]
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