murdergate | SPACE COAST: PRIVATE CONVO: GREGOR

Not to mention having the lights on, right?

[this planet is so fucking dark. he doesn't mind it, but the inside is a bit nicer.]

Sounds like you're having a good time so far.

I used to have Darkvision before these fucking nanites.

[ slight huff. nodd may be a few cups in. he inclines his head, however, should gregor need a further invite to take a seat. ]

Oh? Naturally, or do you have eye augmentations?

[he asks, as he slides into a seat. he's got a beer in hand that he hasn't started drinking yet.]

Naturally, from my elf side.

[ 400 years late i realize i set them outside. wow. good job, sae. nodd led them in. there we go. saved.

nodd sips from a tall flute a pale pink, bubbly cocktail he let the bartender choose. (from the blood-free menu.)

I didn't know that could be turned off.

Edited 2024-03-06 03:16 (UTC)

[help THAT'S JUST THE PC MOOD. where are we. we never know.]

I didn't know anything could be turned off with my arm, either, but it's been different since I got here. Whatever these nanites do, seems like it runs deep.

[ look it's a blur. that's how nice it is to spend time with gregor. all fixed. ]

Does everyone ask you about the arm?

[ .........

you know he wants to. ]

Y'know, surprisingly, most here are too polite to actually say anything.

[like, he can tell they want to, sometimes, but they keep it to themselves.]

Yeah? That's good. The polite thing.

[ tilting his cup in a slow circle to make the liquid spin. ]

What's with the arm?

It's an augmentation. Biomimetic. Had it for a while now.

[he's taking a longer pull from his own drink.]

I don't know what any of what you just said means. Explain it to me like I'm a child.

[ a tipsy child. ]

Biomimetic means it's copying somethin' organic. [a bug, in this case.] As for the augmentation part-- well, plenty of people in the City don't keep their original limbs these days. Prosthetics have gotten pretty advanced, and you won't stand a chance if you've ever gotta fight someone with 'em and you don't have any body modifications at all.

[ the child-level explanation works like a charm. nodd follows along. ]

Are they always weapons? Did you pick what you got or did you take what was available?

They're not always weapons. [...] And most people pick 'em, sure. Sometimes you're stuck with what you can afford, but it's usually at least functional.

[ echoing back to him: ]

"Most people pick 'em." Does that include you?

It includes most people. Mine's... a different kinda case.

[ does silent staring work on gregor? ]

...hey, now, you don't have to look at me like that.

[ it's pretty awkward, isn't it? makes you want to keep talking to fill the void. ]

It wasn't a replacement, all right, the situation was different-!

How so? [ chinhands! ]

You probably don't wanna know, bud.

Try me--you tell me about that, I'll tell you about something that happened to me. We can really get to know each other. Rodya will love it.

...all right, all right, if you're that curious.

[he can tell when something isn't going to be let go, and while he doesn't offer this up on his own-- the guy's been warned, at least.]

I didn't need a replacement. Never asked for this, either-- this is just what they were experimenting with, at the time.

I'm the 'lucky' subject, y'know. It was more successful with me than the rest.

[ he tilts his head and soaks in the information for a moment. all right. ]

All right. Fair is fair.

[ you said something personal, he will, too. ]

Do you want something traumatizing or something fun?

[thanks for not asking further questions, buddy.

after considering this for a minute:]

Y'know what, surprise me.

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