[To say the least, not that Sandalphon quite understands what their questions were aimed at. Their purpose seemed terribly specific, and while he doesn't grasp the meaning of some of it, he does get a very distinct impression. The frown that tugs as his lips broadcasts as much as he surveys the crowd with an uneasy shift of weight]
I've been spoken to that way before. [Granted, without quite the enthusiasm or rapt, zealous interest. But he knows what it is to be inspected and appraised] They may think us potential tools for their use.
[To what end, he couldn't say. But the thought is a disquieting one, and it's taken root. As a being who was made to serve a purpose, it's only natural to expect a foreign race with such a keen interest in their bodies and how they work are trying to suss out how they might take advantage of a new resource.
Advanced as this city may be, it hasn't escaped his notice that it also seems oddly singular]
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[To say the least, not that Sandalphon quite understands what their questions were aimed at. Their purpose seemed terribly specific, and while he doesn't grasp the meaning of some of it, he does get a very distinct impression. The frown that tugs as his lips broadcasts as much as he surveys the crowd with an uneasy shift of weight]
I've been spoken to that way before. [Granted, without quite the enthusiasm or rapt, zealous interest. But he knows what it is to be inspected and appraised] They may think us potential tools for their use.
[To what end, he couldn't say. But the thought is a disquieting one, and it's taken root. As a being who was made to serve a purpose, it's only natural to expect a foreign race with such a keen interest in their bodies and how they work are trying to suss out how they might take advantage of a new resource.
Advanced as this city may be, it hasn't escaped his notice that it also seems oddly singular]