[Oh, he was thinking about, like, shirts with tears in them, but he supposes this is a logical response.]
You have a sense of respect for others. That is admirable.
[No one likes a pushy miracle worker, after all. Octavian has a rather large complex, call it, about bodily autonomy, and so he doesn't dislike this answer-- but also he was thinking about shirts with tears in them, so it throws him off for a moment.
He considers it a bit longer. Hmm.]
I thought it would pertain to knowledge of the composition of a thing. Take my machine for example. You do not know how it works. Could you fix it anyway, were it to break?
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You have a sense of respect for others. That is admirable.
[No one likes a pushy miracle worker, after all. Octavian has a rather large complex, call it, about bodily autonomy, and so he doesn't dislike this answer-- but also he was thinking about shirts with tears in them, so it throws him off for a moment.
He considers it a bit longer. Hmm.]
I thought it would pertain to knowledge of the composition of a thing. Take my machine for example. You do not know how it works. Could you fix it anyway, were it to break?