He seems almost alarmed now that he's come out of the haze of there's a pretty lady stranger talking to me and I can relate to to now realize she'd been touching him. As someone who lived a life of abuse and without love, being touched was special and... nostalgic for better times.
Hal took it, of course. Polite, firm, professional handshake. Like meeting someone he was working for on a contract. But he went from relaxed to nervous again, because he was embarrassed he didn't notice her gentle touch before. As usual, lost in his own head and missing everything around him.
"Nanotech, huh. A cyborg friend of mine's had some adventures with that. I don't... have any in me, but I worked with people who did."
Angela/Mercy
He seems almost alarmed now that he's come out of the haze of there's a pretty lady stranger talking to me and I can relate to to now realize she'd been touching him. As someone who lived a life of abuse and without love, being touched was special and... nostalgic for better times.
Hal took it, of course. Polite, firm, professional handshake. Like meeting someone he was working for on a contract. But he went from relaxed to nervous again, because he was embarrassed he didn't notice her gentle touch before. As usual, lost in his own head and missing everything around him.
"Nanotech, huh. A cyborg friend of mine's had some adventures with that. I don't... have any in me, but I worked with people who did."