"Yes, we're very different." ZEX smiled at the thought. Marvelously different! He really didn't see why people couldn't appreciate that. "That's part of why this human body has been so difficult for me... humans have many pieces that I'm not familiar with." As if to emphasis his point, ZEX squeezed Teisel's hand again. They were such a bizarre adaptation. "Hopefully my real body is still here, and the process can be reversed." Surely that had to be the case.
He paused for a moment in thought. "Yes, there are definitely others. Optics... that's an interesting word for eye..." Who did he know that used the word "optics"? The Chenjesu didn't have eyes, but the Mmrnmhrm did have eye-like equivalents, and from what he could remember of his conversations with HK... "Were you robotic in nature before coming here? There are a few others here in a similiar situation." Perhaps that'd explain his larger body!
"Yes, a fair split..." Still rather pleased at finding a pseudo-bodyguard so quickly. How well this lined up for his potential plans tonight! Although at his other question, ZEX sobered a little. "I'm not sure why they would create stories for our false lives, but they've also employed people that are supposedly from our old lives to corroborate them. I suspect it's another effort to wear down our defenses, or break our will." Not that ZEX would ever let something like that bother him... "Or perhaps just truly drive us mad..."
But he had better things to think about anyway, like how to best use the human in front of him to his advantage. "Hmm, I think this should be very interesting. Did you do this sort of thing before you came here?" It might be worth getting some more information on his new companion if he could.
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He paused for a moment in thought. "Yes, there are definitely others. Optics... that's an interesting word for eye..." Who did he know that used the word "optics"? The Chenjesu didn't have eyes, but the Mmrnmhrm did have eye-like equivalents, and from what he could remember of his conversations with HK... "Were you robotic in nature before coming here? There are a few others here in a similiar situation." Perhaps that'd explain his larger body!
"Yes, a fair split..." Still rather pleased at finding a pseudo-bodyguard so quickly. How well this lined up for his potential plans tonight! Although at his other question, ZEX sobered a little. "I'm not sure why they would create stories for our false lives, but they've also employed people that are supposedly from our old lives to corroborate them. I suspect it's another effort to wear down our defenses, or break our will." Not that ZEX would ever let something like that bother him... "Or perhaps just truly drive us mad..."
But he had better things to think about anyway, like how to best use the human in front of him to his advantage. "Hmm, I think this should be very interesting. Did you do this sort of thing before you came here?" It might be worth getting some more information on his new companion if he could.