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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-05-27 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Drifter knits up his face some, throwing the whole of his expression into it, before nodding.]

Right. Yeah, I get it now. We got Exos where I'm from, and they don't look anything like humans outside of how their robot bodies are kinda put together. They wear armor about the same way.

Things are better now than they used to be. A buncha people decided to go be big damn heroes about it. Pack everybody into one place where they could protect 'em with their abilities. Personally, I think they've created themselves a 'fish in a barrel' situation, but we'll see how that turns out.

[Not well, he's already predicting.]
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[personal profile] plasticasshole 2019-05-27 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
How are Exos treated?

[He leans against the counter as they talk, drumming his fingers on the surface idly.]

The LED on my temple is there to indicate what I am. Androids are required by law to have it. It's easily taken out, but I'm usually human here, so taking it out would hurt.

[He considers it for a moment.]

I'm not human right now, though.
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-05-27 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Drifter takes the Meowth up to the counter and checks it in. It's not long. He's even talking to Connor as he fills things out.]

Exos are just people, Brother. Just with more metal and a fun tone of voice.

Do you want it in there now? I mean, could be somethin' to be proud of, could be somethin' to mark you as hated. I'd probably hide it, but that's just me.

[Like he lets anyone see his godforsaken ghost or ever bothers to wear a damned bond.]
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[personal profile] plasticasshole 2019-05-27 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
I wish people would see androids the same way.

[He touches the LED, considering.]

...I think I'll leave it in for now. I'm not ashamed of what I am, and nobody here has ever bothered me for it. I have no real reason to take it out.

[Back home he'd have to in order to hide himself, but here? He doesn't need to hide.]
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-05-27 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Drifter puts his hands in the pockets of his khaki pants. The novelty of casual pockets. He hasn't even had need of these in a good hundred or so years.]

Doesn't seem like many people that show up with grudges can do much about 'em. [Which he absolutely revels in. He'd be delighted if certain parties attempted to corner him here and watch how badly that failed.] Even with a glowing beacon on your head you'd be free to be as smug as you please and if I would say so myself, absolutely required to.

Unless you got some secrets you don't wanna have spilled.

[Connor's been on the stranger end of that, though.]
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[personal profile] plasticasshole 2019-05-30 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Connor thinks about what would happen if Reed showed up here, and his face twists into a displeased expression.]

I have no secrets, but there is someone I wouldn't want to show up. He punched me once because I refused to make him a coffee.

[Because he didn't obey a human.]
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-05-30 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope that's not the end of the story. What, he punched you? You didn't punch him back?

Brother, when someone comes at you, come at 'em twice as hard. He shows up, don't give him the chance to punch you again. [Honestly, Drifter overreacts to violence displayed towards him. But he'd prefer to over-react than underreact. He's not a big fan of the cathartic qualities of revenge. The bad stuff has always lingered. But he has enjoyed the satisfaction of neutralizing an enemy before it can make his life more of a chore.]
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[personal profile] plasticasshole 2019-05-30 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not at the time. Later he tried to kill me, but I knocked him out.

[He couldn't bring himself to kill Reed, however awful he'd been to him. Plus, it would have caused him a lot more trouble. He can still say that he got the last punch in, though.]
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-05-30 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that's better than nothin' I guess. Never did like it when people tried to kill me.

[And he barely, barely stops himself from saying that he'd come down harder on his own potential murderers. Best to not be admitting any homicides here. Doesn't seem like the place that openly welcomes that kind of thing unless you're from a hellpit.]

[But fuck. He could be wrong.]

So, Brother? You got any special android things you get to use while we're all mixed up.
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[personal profile] plasticasshole 2019-05-30 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He gets the implication, and he can't say he disapproves entirely. Connor has killed several humans that tried to kill him before, after all. Nothing wrong with self-defence.]

I have several functions, yes. As an android, I don't need to eat or sleep, and I don't feel pain. I was designed to work with the police, and as an advanced prototype I can use the clues in my surroundings to reconstruct a crime scene in my head. I can also taste something on my tongue and analyse the properties of it, for example blood. I can tell you who the blood belongs to, how old the blood is, and other factors such as if there were any drugs in the victim's body. I can also imitate voices.
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-05-30 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You can do what with your tongue? [There's a crease to Drifter's brow to rival Hank's when he mentions that.] Well, I won't ask that you show me that one or anything. Besides, I know of a way to get good scans. I don't reckon I can try it here.

[And even if he could, he wouldn't. Currently he feels the Light. But he doesn't feel his ghost and that is fine by him.]

You sound like a high-grade Redjack. You just got more of salesman face and less of a jungle gym look.
Edited 2019-06-02 12:11 (UTC)
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[personal profile] plasticasshole 2019-06-02 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
A Redjack?

[Connor doesn't know what that is.]

How would you scan things?

[Drifter doesn't look like he has any kind of scanning functions on his body.]
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-06-02 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Robots meant to do tasks. Some of 'em spy tasks. From what we figure, exos were war bots with human personalities in 'em. [He thinks he can almost remember where they came from. Almost.] People still make robots to use 'em. Nobody makes Exos, though. Ever'body is pretty sure they come from a place called "The Deep Stone Crypt". They all think of it. They all dream of it.

[Robots that actually dream. What a world.]

Doesn't matter. My scannin' device ain't here and I'm fine without it.

[Which is for the best. Good riddance. He can figure things out with his own two eyes and feel a world better]