[The reassuring(?) thing is that when you're a robot armor surrounded by other people wearing similar armor all of the time for years, you learn to get really good at reading body language and the language of silence. And even without that, it would probably be fairly apparent that that wasn't the kind of answer she was looking for and has to Deal With, in some way.
He can't blame her, or anyone else if they were in this position. It's one of those things he recognizes is fucked up in his life, but he's been like that for so long, it's just second nature and doesn't bother him. Unless he thinks about it too long. Hm. This is going to get unfortunate soon, probably.]
Hell no. Dobby is a free elf, et cetera. You're beholden to no motherfucker but you and yourself.
[None of the Freelancers have ever attempted to use the kinds of commands they do on the other fragments, on other AI, on him. And he hopes they never do, because what if that programming still works?]
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He can't blame her, or anyone else if they were in this position. It's one of those things he recognizes is fucked up in his life, but he's been like that for so long, it's just second nature and doesn't bother him. Unless he thinks about it too long. Hm. This is going to get unfortunate soon, probably.]
Hell no. Dobby is a free elf, et cetera. You're beholden to no motherfucker but you and yourself.
[None of the Freelancers have ever attempted to use the kinds of commands they do on the other fragments, on other AI, on him. And he hopes they never do, because what if that programming still works?]