[ The question draws a gentle huff of amusement from her. As if he thinks she gets to decide what humans do. Cute. (Maybe someday, she will.) ]
I wouldn't say anything.
[ She isn't stupid. And she isn't a trouble-maker. She is well-behaved, the way martyrs are religious and soldiers patriotic, if soldiers or martyrs could be stripped down to those barest qualities and nothing more. It's a precarious sort of thing, to build a person on so narrow a base, but she has always had excellent balance. ]
If you're looking for a heretic, you'll have better luck with Officer KD6-3.7. [ Prim, as if their nest mate's full serial number is a mark of shame she'd just like to make sure everyone remembers. She isn't the only one who isn't real.
Her boot bumps dully against something solid. Hm. Light wouldn't hurt. ] Could I have the batteries from your flashlight, please?
crawls back here 10 years later like the terminator
I wouldn't say anything.
[ She isn't stupid. And she isn't a trouble-maker. She is well-behaved, the way martyrs are religious and soldiers patriotic, if soldiers or martyrs could be stripped down to those barest qualities and nothing more. It's a precarious sort of thing, to build a person on so narrow a base, but she has always had excellent balance. ]
If you're looking for a heretic, you'll have better luck with Officer KD6-3.7. [ Prim, as if their nest mate's full serial number is a mark of shame she'd just like to make sure everyone remembers. She isn't the only one who isn't real.
Her boot bumps dully against something solid. Hm. Light wouldn't hurt. ] Could I have the batteries from your flashlight, please?