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I have decided to move to a new blog! I will follow everyone back and get my queue set up (there are 12 posts). I look forward to writing with you all there :-)
I have decided to move to a new blog! I will follow everyone back and get my queue set up (there are 12 posts). I look forward to writing with you all there :-)
The detective noticed? It draws Ralph's attention back to his own confusion, back to the missing time between Connor's arrival and now.
"...I don't know." He's staring at Connor. There is something wrong, something tangible. He sees it on the detective's face, too. Had he... said something? The last thing he wants to do is drive his friend away.
"...you'll have to forgive Ralph. He's been experiencing errors lately."
"Errors? Errors like what?" Connor asked. If Ralph didn't want to talk about it, he'd drop it. Otherwise he needed to let the other know what happened to him for the last couple of minutes. "It's okay, you can tell me."
He offers his hand in a gesture of comfort. Ralph could take it if he wanted, without worry of Connor trying to probe his mind. As a deviant he had no need to do such an invasive thing. Besides, the two had built a lot of trust already. He didn't want to risk destroying that, and potentially causing harm to Ralph.
"Bad, nasty errors. They make Ralph forget." Maybe it isn't something he'd come to terms with yet, and maybe he never will. Memory issues mean a broken android, and Ralph has seen his fair share of broken androids and what they do when they find them. Far from in good condition himself but why give them another reason? His body language is tense suddenly.
He stares at Connor for a moment, his LED flashing yellow... and then back to blue, but he makes no move to take the other android's hand.
"Ralph forgets why you're here, detective." The plant. Yes, the plant. But what happened in between? His agitation only seems to grow.
Androids don't want you to know this trick! A human can be easily swayed with the help of a kitchen knife.
Do you want her phone number? That's how you get an xoxo call me written on the paper.
... Is this how humans flirt? He just wanted her to stay for longer, but now he's stuck processing this new information.
He doesn't lower the knife.
Androids, but more specifically deviants, will do something similar to mirroring that humans do subconsciously. Ralph will start to pick up the mannerisms of people and androids he gets close to or sees often. If he is shown kindness and warmth (which he has been more recently), he is more likely to reciprocate kindness and warmth
"Yes." He doesn't make a move to do anything for a second. "I'll help you."
Thirum has to flow. Ralph will use his knife for that. He watches the blue liquid make a small pool in his hand... and then reaches out to Connor.
Connor hesitates for a brief moment, his LED going red for just a second. Part of him was sure Ralph hadn't needed to injure himself to do this, but there weren't many other options besides meticulously opening one of his panels and essentially drinking right from a vein.
"I won't take much. Just enough to stabilize my system. But if you want me to stop at any point, tell me and I will."
He's actually quite gentle as he takes Ralph's hand in both of his. Carefully he brings it up to his mouth, mindful not to spill any. Even with it flowing naturally because of Ralph's system pushing it from the wound, Connor still sucks at it lightly, swallowing every time his mouth became full.
"Ralph thinks the detective should take as much as he needs to," he whispers, "until Connor is all better."
His eyes trained on his hand as Connor takes it and brings it up to his mouth. Never before had he done anything like this. The detective is very special to Ralph. The experience as a whole is new, but he isn't scared. Not of Connor. Not anymore.
In fact, if anything, his response is quite giddy. He's helping a friend. No android had been this close to do anything like it before, and he never thought any android would.
@c0nn0rb0t replied: Ralph plz
How else is he supposed to get what he wants? The only language humans seem to understand is violence.
"And run the risk of gettin' Toad and the princess sick, too? No thanks!" What he means is you're not getting out of this bed until you're back in tip-top shape, and he's going to make sure of it.
"Just rest, will ya? We can see the princess tomorrow!"
@thebladesmithmuses from x
"Ralph had a dream he was wearing a really cool wig..."
"Do you dream a lot Ralph? And is it more than just about a cool wig?"
"Ralph dreams sometimes."
"Ralph dreams about plants. He misses being a gardener... before they hurt him."
"Have you thought about trying to be a gardener again?" Perhaps he could help Ralph find a small greenhouse or community garden plot to busy himself with.
The look on his face is enough to answer the question; no, he hadn't thought of going back. Not like this.
"Ralph still takes care of plants." He motions towards whatever is growing through the floor in the abandoned house; it's flowering and appears to be doing really well. "It repels pests. Humans really liked it."
No matter what Connor does in any route of the game, Amanda will never be satisfied with what he accomplishes. Follow all directives and never deviate like a good machine? You're getting replaced. Realize you aren't who they think you are and gain empathy for your fellow androids? You've lost her trust, and they will make you do as you're told anyway. And maybe Connor realizes this somewhere down the line. It's a tactic used to keep him focused on his mission; there's no time to rest, you have to keep going no matter what.
Sentence starters; Jerma edition
