[ The question puts K in a quietly thoughtful mood as he considers how to answer. ]
I'm glad you have something that can bring you comfort like that.
Most of my possessions from my home universe are with me here. I didn't have many. [ Wasn't allowed many might be more accurate. He reaches for something off-screen, then holds up a worn book. ]
My favourite book. And it's what helped me discover my love of poetry. [ The fact his human handlers use certain key phrases and passages from it in his baseline tests â essentially a form of android torture under a more palatable name â raises a plethora of questions he isn't prepared to air over a public network. But some of that conflict is reflected in the slight furrowing of his brow. ]
I also have my spinner â it's a flight-capable car. Technically it wasn't originally mine, it was assigned to me by the law enforcement agency that owns and employs me. But for all intents and purposes, it's mine now, and I take care of it as such.
[ This is followed by a pause, then a tentative: ] Do you need any assistance? [ Because she appears to be in really rough shape, and by her own admission she's limited in what she can do. He couldn't not offer. ]
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I'm glad you have something that can bring you comfort like that.
Most of my possessions from my home universe are with me here. I didn't have many. [ Wasn't allowed many might be more accurate. He reaches for something off-screen, then holds up a worn book. ]
My favourite book. And it's what helped me discover my love of poetry. [ The fact his human handlers use certain key phrases and passages from it in his baseline tests â essentially a form of android torture under a more palatable name â raises a plethora of questions he isn't prepared to air over a public network. But some of that conflict is reflected in the slight furrowing of his brow. ]
I also have my spinner â it's a flight-capable car. Technically it wasn't originally mine, it was assigned to me by the law enforcement agency that owns and employs me. But for all intents and purposes, it's mine now, and I take care of it as such.
[ This is followed by a pause, then a tentative: ] Do you need any assistance? [ Because she appears to be in really rough shape, and by her own admission she's limited in what she can do. He couldn't not offer. ]