[ John offers her the treat the same way he always does, wrong-side first. She takes it by the stick, then painstakingly rotates the concoction so that she is holding the bulbous, sticky part instead. ]
What is an android?
[ Alecto's hands are filled with the brown syrup, but she shakes anyway. The cool strength of metal pleases her; it is the feeling of someone who has come from the ground. ]
I am not human either.
[ This is going so well. Alecto is having a conversation and eating a snack, two things John is always urging her to try. And here she is, trying before John, and succeeding. ]
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What is an android?
[ Alecto's hands are filled with the brown syrup, but she shakes anyway. The cool strength of metal pleases her; it is the feeling of someone who has come from the ground. ]
I am not human either.
[ This is going so well. Alecto is having a conversation and eating a snack, two things John is always urging her to try. And here she is, trying before John, and succeeding. ]