"An acquaintance of mine ran into himself," Sasuke said shortly. And if Aidou had been pissed off enough that he'd killed it and then chucked it off the balcony, it had to have been pretty damn similar. "The only reason he knew it wasn't real was because it was copying him. They also die like a human and continue to look like what they were imitating when they're dead."
He shuffled back on the bed so he could lean more comfortably against the wall, folding his arms. The idea of the Institute doing something like that -- it did a lot of things to mess around with the patients, but it usually had a point. Sasuke's eyes for the genetic information; River's mind for her ability ...
"It doesn't tally with the rest of the Institute's actions," he said, still frowning. Allen sounded shaken and Sasuke was trying to shake a memory of the first time he'd faced death. He paused, and then, a little sharply, "The point of illusion is that you can't tell. If your friend only appeared for the night, it's more likely that he was a fake meant only to lower your defences and ability. It'd be a worthless illusion if you could see through it."
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He shuffled back on the bed so he could lean more comfortably against the wall, folding his arms. The idea of the Institute doing something like that -- it did a lot of things to mess around with the patients, but it usually had a point. Sasuke's eyes for the genetic information; River's mind for her ability ...
"It doesn't tally with the rest of the Institute's actions," he said, still frowning. Allen sounded shaken and Sasuke was trying to shake a memory of the first time he'd faced death. He paused, and then, a little sharply, "The point of illusion is that you can't tell. If your friend only appeared for the night, it's more likely that he was a fake meant only to lower your defences and ability. It'd be a worthless illusion if you could see through it."