[Besides the Boy and the Dog, she'd been watching this one, too. Her downtime left her bored and restless, which in turn made her begin to think. That wasn't good. Not usually, but especially not here, in a spinning web that a machine had constructed around her.
Instead, she'd perused the network. Knowing who and what one would encounter in an unknown location was essential for strategic movement. And he'd been very kind, so much so, that she hadn't had the nerve to tell him it was a wasted emotion on her. And because he is kind, she shouldn't be surprised when he approaches her.
But his footsteps are different from the other humans. There's no heartbeat she can capture with her internal sensors. So she jumps when he speaks to her — a barely-there flinch along her shoulders before she can catch the reflex.
Quietly embarrassed, she forces herself to relax.]
... Hello.
[It's said in a mutter.] I... you said I could visit.
[She says it like she's concerned he'd changed his mind.]
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Instead, she'd perused the network. Knowing who and what one would encounter in an unknown location was essential for strategic movement. And he'd been very kind, so much so, that she hadn't had the nerve to tell him it was a wasted emotion on her. And because he is kind, she shouldn't be surprised when he approaches her.
But his footsteps are different from the other humans. There's no heartbeat she can capture with her internal sensors. So she jumps when he speaks to her — a barely-there flinch along her shoulders before she can catch the reflex.
Quietly embarrassed, she forces herself to relax.]
... Hello.
[It's said in a mutter.] I... you said I could visit.
[She says it like she's concerned he'd changed his mind.]