Hearing "made to serve humans" rankles him. LED aside, Connor looks completely human. He listens more, hesitating on how to continue here- but not for a lack of things to say. No, there are too many things to say.
"For some," he starts, hesitantly. "talking about who or what they are can feel painful." But that's only the start.
"As a person, you are more than allowed to not tell me a damned thing."
Despite the swearing, it's not intended to be out of aggression, but more from an attempt at emphasis.
"Even with that in mind, my asking is broad-reaching. I hope that you will pick something that you think is interesting about your kind, or significant to you in some way. My... late beloved told me about that one, when most ask another about a person. So I sometimes use it when I do not know a specific question to ask."
A beat.
"I am... more accustomed to just watching the beings in the world, drawing them, studying them in the clinical sense, and then... not much else. People are... more nuanced, and therefore, I struggle with this aspect with people."
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"For some," he starts, hesitantly. "talking about who or what they are can feel painful." But that's only the start.
"As a person, you are more than allowed to not tell me a damned thing."
Despite the swearing, it's not intended to be out of aggression, but more from an attempt at emphasis.
"Even with that in mind, my asking is broad-reaching. I hope that you will pick something that you think is interesting about your kind, or significant to you in some way. My... late beloved told me about that one, when most ask another about a person. So I sometimes use it when I do not know a specific question to ask."
A beat.
"I am... more accustomed to just watching the beings in the world, drawing them, studying them in the clinical sense, and then... not much else. People are... more nuanced, and therefore, I struggle with this aspect with people."