I tell them everything else. Just not that. I have enough social problems just looking like this.
[ When it comes to the thorny details, ‘robot’ is good enough for everybody he’s met. It doesn’t make the reactions he gets any better, but “Actually, zombie cyborg” would definitely make them worse.
Simon eyes her as she sifts through God knows what and leans away from her just a little, definitely not at all like a child about to get a booster shot. ] What are you doing? And why right here? There’s a garage on the ship for this stuff.
[ There are black scorch marks on his hands and small cuts on the non-metal bits of one shoulder, but those aren’t exactly mechanical issues. Mostly he’s still the same spooky craft project from a toilet, just... a little scuffed up... and gross.
And a guy tried to pull his head off a few days ago, but his grip wasn’t very strong and it still feels pretty solidly on there, so it’s probably fine??? Being so crudely put together, though, there could be all kinds of janky stuff Simon hasn’t noticed. ]
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[ When it comes to the thorny details, ‘robot’ is good enough for everybody he’s met. It doesn’t make the reactions he gets any better, but “Actually, zombie cyborg” would definitely make them worse.
Simon eyes her as she sifts through God knows what and leans away from her just a little, definitely not at all like a child about to get a booster shot. ] What are you doing? And why right here? There’s a garage on the ship for this stuff.
[ There are black scorch marks on his hands and small cuts on the non-metal bits of one shoulder, but those aren’t exactly mechanical issues. Mostly he’s still the same spooky craft project from a toilet, just... a little scuffed up... and gross.
And a guy tried to pull his head off a few days ago, but his grip wasn’t very strong and it still feels pretty solidly on there, so it’s probably fine??? Being so crudely put together, though, there could be all kinds of janky stuff Simon hasn’t noticed. ]